FALSE MOREL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does false morel mean? 

• FALSE MOREL (noun)
  The noun FALSE MOREL has 1 sense:

1. a fungus of the family Helvellaceae

  Familiarity information: FALSE MOREL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FALSE MOREL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fungus of the family Helvellaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("false morel" is a kind of...):

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "false morel"):

helvella (any fungus of the genus Helvella having the ascocarps stalked or pleated or often in folds)

discina (any fungus of the genus Discina)

Holonyms ("false morel" is a member of...):

family Helvellaceae; Helvellaceae (family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and some are poisonous)