HyperDic: family_morchellaceae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Morchellaceae:
NOUNplantfamily Morchellaceae, Morchellaceaea family of edible fungi including the true morels
English > family Morchellaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA family of edible fungi including the true morels.
SynonymMorchellaceae
Member ofAscomycetes, class Ascomyceteslarge class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota
MembersDisciotis venosa, cup morelAn edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wide
Morchella crassipes, thick-footed morelA delicious morel with a conic fertile portion having deep and irregular pits
Morchella semilibera, half-free morel, cow's headA morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length
Verpa, bell morelA morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top
Verpa conica, conic VerpaA morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth surface
black morel, Morchella conica, conic morel, Morchella angusticeps, narrowhead morelA morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it
Broaderfungus familyIncludes lichen families

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