LORCHEL

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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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