hazel

(hā′zəl)

noun

any of a genus (Corylus) of shrubs or trees of the birch family, bearing edible nuts
hazelnut
1. the wood of this tree or shrub
2. a stick of this wood
the color of a ripened hazelnut; reddish brown

Origin: ME hasel < OE hæsel, akin to Ger hasel < IE *kos(e)lo-, hazel > L corulus, hazel bush, OIr coll, hazel

adjective

of the hazel tree or its wood
light reddish-brown or yellowish-brown
greenish-gray or greenish-brown, often with flecks of a third color: said of eyes

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noun

a feminine name

Origin: Heb Hazā'el, lit., God sees

See hazel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus, especially the European species C. avellana or the American species C. americana, bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk. Also called filbert.
A hazelnut.
A light brown or yellowish brown.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hasel

Origin: , from Old English hǽsel

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