Definition of Morchella crassipes

1. Noun. A delicious morel with a conic fertile portion having deep and irregular pits.

Exact synonyms: Thick-footed Morel
Group relationships: Family Morchellaceae, Morchellaceae
Generic synonyms: Morel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Morchella Crassipes

Moraxella anatipestifer
Moraxella bovis
Moraxella catarrhalis
Moraxella conjunctivitis
Moraxella kingae
Moraxella lacunata
Moraxella nonliquefaciens
Moraxella osloensis
Moraxella phenylpyruvica
Moray
Moray Firth
Morbihan
Morchella
Morchella angusticeps
Morchella conica
Morchella esculenta
Morchella semilibera
Morchellaceae
Mordad
Mordecai Richler
Mordovia
Mordovian
Mordovians
Mordred
Mordva
Mordvin
Mordvinia
Mordvinian
Mordvinians

Literary usage of Morchella crassipes

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

1. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1869)
"morchella crassipes, Pers.—I found several specimens of this gigantic morel in the spring, in the woods about Little Munden, Herts. ..."

2. A Text-book of Mycology and Plant Pathology by John William Harshberger (1917)
"The broad stem Morel, morchella crassipes, has a cap 4 to 10 cm. tall and 3 to 6 cm. wide at the base, in color tan to tan-brown, with deep pits and wavy to ..."

3. British Fungus-flora: A Classified Text-book of Mycology by George. Massee (1895)
"morchella crassipes, WG Smith, Journ. Bot., 1868, t. 73. On the ground. Spring. A fine, handsome species, reaching a height of 12 and a diameter of 7 inches ..."

4. Handbook of British Fungi: With Full Descriptions of All the Species, and by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke (1871)
"... sometimes tinged with a different colour from the cells. Stem hollow, 1-3 in. high.—MJB (Fig. 82L) 1939. morchella crassipes. Pert. “Gigantic Morel. ..."

5. My Garden, Its Plan and Culture Together with a General Description of Its by Alfred Smee (1872)
"Mr. Worthington Smith first pointed out that the morchella crassipes (fig. 838) was a native of this country. This appears occasionally in our garden. ..."

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