Morel vs. Sorel — What's the Difference?

A widely distributed edible fungus which has a brown oval or pointed fruiting body with an irregular honeycombed surface bearing the spores.

A young buck deer in the third year.

Any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella, characterized by a cap with irregular pits and ridges.

A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel.

Any of several edible mushrooms, especially the common morel or yellow morel.

Obsolete form of sorrel

Any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.

A young buck in the third year. See the Note under Buck.

Archaic form of morello

A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel.

An edible fungus (Morchella esculenta), the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium. It is used as food, and for flavoring sauces.

Nightshade; - so called from its blackish purple berries.

A kind of cherry. See Morello.

Any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap