Definition of "morel"

morel¹

/məˈɹɛl/

noun
plural morels
1. A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.
2. (Should we delete(+) this redundant sense?) Any of several edible mushrooms, especially the common morel or yellow morel.
  Quotations
  The slightly sulfurous, meaty odor of morels attracts flies, which lay eggs in the safety of the mushroom's hollow stalk.
  2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, page 388

morel²

noun
plural morels
1. Archaic form of morello (“type of cherry”).
  Quotations
  The insects which injure the morel cherry-trees so much in Pennsylvania, I perceive, here occasionally act in the same way upon the branches of the wild cherry […]
  1821, Thomas Nuttall, A journal of travels into the Arkansa Territory, page 122
2. Certain plants or genera Solanum, Atropa, and Aralia, with dark, cherry-like berries.
  Quotations
  It exists in both these plants, but whilst the leaves of the last one contain it in some quantity, none is found in those of the morel.
  1836, François Magendie, A Formulary for the Preparation and Medical Administration of Certain New Remedies, page 142