Definition of Morelle

1. n. Nightshade. See 2d Morel.

Definition of Morelle

1. a flowering plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Morelle

1. Nightshade. See Morel. Origin: F, orig. Fem. Of moreau black, OF. Morel, fr. LL. Morellus. Cf. Morello, Murrey. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Morelle

more often than not
more or less
more power to your elbow
more so
more than
more than one can poke a stick at
more than one can shake a stick at
more than you can shake a stick at
moreen
moreens
morefold
moreish
morel
moreland
morelands
morelle (current term)
morelles
morello
morellos
morels
morendo
moreness
morenesses
morenosite
moreover
morepork
moreporks
mores
moreso

Literary usage of Morelle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection by Alexander Wynter Blyth, Meredith Wynter Blyth (1906)
"The Common morelle seems under certain conditions to be poisonous. ... Rostrum fed a dog with 100 grms. of the fresh young morelle ; the animal died on the ..."

2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1823)
"As for Madame morelle, she was no more to be seen than if she hadn't been on board. Some, indeed, conjectured, that she wan't well, and that all the fuss ..."

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