VERPA CONICA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Verpa conica mean? 

• VERPA CONICA (noun)
  The noun VERPA CONICA has 1 sense:

1. a morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth surface; the stalk is fragile

  Familiarity information: VERPA CONICA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VERPA CONICA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth surface; the stalk is fragile

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

conic Verpa; Verpa conica

Hypernyms ("Verpa conica" is a kind of...):

bell morel; Verpa (a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top)

Holonyms ("Verpa conica" is a member of...):

family Morchellaceae; Morchellaceae (a family of edible fungi including the true morels)