hazel

(zəl)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Corylus) of shrubs or trees of the birch family, bearing edible nuts
  2. hazelnut
    1. the wood of this tree or shrub
    2. a stick of this wood
  3. 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

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

Related Forms:

noun

a feminine name

Origin: Heb Hazā'el, lit., God sees

See hazel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A hazelnut.
  3. A light brown or yellowish brown.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hasel

Origin: , from Old English hǽsel

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Related Forms:

  • haˈzel adjective

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