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hazel - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hazel' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hazel [ a.]
- 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.
2 . Hazel [ n.]
- 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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