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LORCHEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lorchel mean? 

LORCHEL (noun)
  The noun LORCHEL has 1 sense:

1. a large fungus of the family Helvellaceaeplay

  Familiarity information: LORCHEL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LORCHEL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A large fungus of the family Helvellaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("lorchel" is a kind of...):

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lorchel"):

Gyromitra brunnea; Gyromitra fastigiata (a lorchel with deep brownish red fertile part and white stalk)

Holonyms ("lorchel" is a member of...):

family Helvellaceae; Helvellaceae (family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and some are poisonous)


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