bell morel
- noun
- /bɛl mɔːrəl/
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morilla campana
- The distinctive cap shape makes the bell morel easier to identify in the wild.
Examples
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Foragers must distinguish the bell morel from similar-looking but toxic mushrooms.
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The chef used a bell morel to add a rich, earthy flavor to the dish.
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The bell morel is a delicacy among mushroom hunters.
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Have you ever seen a bell morel in the wild?
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Foragers must distinguish the bell morel from similar-looking but toxic mushrooms.
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The distinctive cap shape makes the bell morel easier to identify in the wild.
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The chef used a bell morel to add a rich, earthy flavor to the dish.
Synonyms
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8.6
A brown mushroom with a spongy cap full of holes that you can eat
An edible wild mushroom with a bell-shaped cap attached to the stem at the top like morels
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is directly compositional: 'bell' specifies a bell-shaped form and 'morel' names the mushroom, so the combined meaning (a morel with a bell-shaped cap) is easily deducible from the parts. This shape+noun descriptive pattern is common in English and cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand it.
Etymology
Bell morel comes from the mushroom's shape: the cap looks like a small bell and is attached only at the top of the morel, so it seems to hang from the stem. That's why the name refers to a 'bell-shaped' morel.