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moral - What does it mean?

'moral' is a common misspelling of 'morel'


The correct spelling of 'morel'

ends with the letters 'el'.

This incorrect spelling 'moral'

ends with the letters 'al'.

'moral' Spelling Rule

The endings '-el' and '-al' are often confused. The ending of 'morel' instead of 'moral' has been determined by a mixture of which language the root word originated from (French, German, Latin, Greek, etc). The -al endings generally correspond to Latin.

Definition of 'morel' not 'moral'

English

(wikipedia) (Morchella)

Alternative forms

* (l)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of several edible mushrooms, especially the common morel or yellow morel.
  • (mushrooms) Any of several fungi in the genus Morchella , the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.
  • Derived terms

    * black morel, * black morel, * black morel, * black morel, * white morel, * yellow morel,

    See also

    * false morel * great morel * petty morel

    English words similar to 'moral':

    moral, morel, marl, mural, mareel, maerl, marool, moril, merl, meral