hazel

[ hey-zuhl ]
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noun
  1. any shrub or small tree belonging to the genus Corylus, of the birch family, having toothed, ovate leaves and bearing edible nuts, as C. avellana, of Europe, or C. americana and C. cornuta, of the Western Hemisphere.

  2. any of several other shrubs or trees, as an Australian shrub, Pomaderris apetala.

  1. the wood of any of these trees.

  2. the hazelnut or filbert.

  3. light golden brown, as the color of a hazelnut.

adjective
  1. of or relating to the hazel.

  2. made of the wood of the hazel.

  1. having a light golden-brown color.

Origin of hazel

1
before 900; Middle English hasel;Old English hæs(e)l; cognate with German Hasel,Old Norse hasl,Latin corylus hazel shrub

Other words from hazel

  • ha·zel·ly, adjective

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Hazel
[ hey-zuhl ]

noun
  1. a female given name.

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British Dictionary definitions for hazel

hazel

/ (ˈheɪzəl) /


noun
  1. Also called: cob any of several shrubs of the N temperate genus Corylus, esp C. avellana, having oval serrated leaves and edible rounded brown nuts: family Corylaceae

  2. the wood of any of these trees

  1. short for hazelnut

    • a light yellowish-brown colour

    • (as adjective): hazel eyes

Origin of hazel

1
Old English hæsel; related to Old Norse hasl, Old High German hasala, Latin corylus, Old Irish coll

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