hazel
noun
- any of a genus (Corylus) of shrubs or trees of the birch family, bearing edible nuts
- hazelnut
- the wood of this tree or shrub
- a stick of this wood
- the color of a ripened hazelnut; reddish brown
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
See hazel in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hāˈzəl)
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.
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