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EARLY MOREL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembles a thimble on a finger; the surface of the fertile portion is folded into wrinkles that extend from the top down; fruiting begins in spring before the leaves are out on the trees
Synonyms:
early morel; Verpa bohemica
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Hypernyms ("early morel" 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)