Verpa

Thesaurus

Noun

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Verpa - a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the topbell morelfamily Morchellaceae, Morchellaceae - a family of edible fungi including the true morelsmorel - any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike capearly morel, Verpa bohemica - resembles a thimble on a finger; the surface of the fertile portion is folded into wrinkles that extend from the top down; fruiting begins in spring before the leaves are out on the treesconic Verpa, Verpa conica - a morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth surface; the stalk is fragile