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SPONGE MUSHROOM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges
Synonyms:
common morel; Morchella esculenta; sponge morel; sponge mushroom
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sponge mushroom" is a kind of...):
morel (any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap)
Holonyms ("sponge mushroom" is a member of...):
genus Morchella; Morchella (genus of edible fungi: morel)