Morella

See also: morella

Translingual

Morella rubra

Etymology

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Proper noun

Morella f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Myricaceae.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Olpidiaceae – certain fungi.

Usage notes

• Morella (Myricaceae) often included in Myrica, broadly defined.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Myricaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fagales – order; Myricaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus in Myricaceae): Morella rubra - type species; for other species see Morella at The Plant List
• (genus in Olpidiaceae): Morella entamoebae - sole species

References

plant genus

• Myrica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Morella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Morella (plant) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Morella at USDA Plants database
• Morella at Tropicos
• Morella at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Morella at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Morella at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Morella at The Plant List

fungus genus

• Olpidiaceae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Morella at MycoBank
• Olpidiaceae at World Register of Marine Species

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish Morella.

Proper noun

Morella

1. An ancient walled city in the province of Castellón, Valencia, Spain

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Morella.

Proper noun

Morella (plural Morellas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Morella is the 40371^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 542 individuals. Morella is most common among White (91.7%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Morella”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 618.

Anagrams

• allomer

Catalan

Proper noun

Morella m

1. Morella

Derived terms

• morellà

Italian

Etymology

Feminine form of Morello.

Proper noun

Morella m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025