| Hazel (hazel) |
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| n. | (h "z'l) |
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| Ha"zel |
| [OE.
hasel, AS. hæsel; akin to D. hazelaar, G.
hazel, OHG. hasal, hasala, Icel. hasl,
Dan *** Sw. hassel, L. corylus, for cosylus.] |
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.
A miner's name for freestone.
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Consisting of hazels, or of the wood of the hazel; pertaining
to, or derived from, the hazel; as, a hazel wand.
Of a light brown color, like the
hazelnut.
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