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LORCHEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large fungus of the family Helvellaceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lorchel" 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 "lorchel"):
Gyromitra brunnea; Gyromitra fastigiata (a lorchel with deep brownish red fertile part and white stalk)
Holonyms ("lorchel" is a member of...):
family Helvellaceae; Helvellaceae (family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and some are poisonous)
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