meaning of hazel
1. A shrub or small tree of the genus Corylus, as the C. avellana, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American species are C. Americana, which produces the common hazelnut, and C. rostrata. See Filbert.
2. A miners name for freestone.
3. Consisting of hazels, or of the wood of the hazel; pertaining to, or derived from, the hazel; as, a hazel wand.
4. Of a light brown color, like the hazelnut.
5. any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
Related Words
hazel | hazel alder | hazel mouse | hazel tree | hazeless | hazelly | hazelnut | hazelnut tree | hazelwood | hazelwort |
