| NOUN | plant | cup morel, Disciotis venosa | an edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wide |
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| Meaning | An edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wide; the fertile surface inside the cup has wrinkles radiating from the center; can be easily confused with inedible mushrooms. | |
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| Synonym | Disciotis venosa | |
| Member of | Morchellaceae, family Morchellaceae | A family of edible fungi including the true morels |
| Broader | morel | Any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap |
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