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Hazelnut

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The edible nut of a hazel, having a hard smooth brown shell. Also called filbert.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The fruit of the hazel tree.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The nut of the hazel.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The nut of the hazel.

n. The plant which bears the hazelnut. See hazel.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus

n. any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk

Word Usage

"You can taste oatmeal and butter, along with sugar and a bit of salt, with a hint of chocolate and hazelnut from the addition of a bit of Nutella to the batter."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

edible nut

Cross Reference

chinese hazelnut

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

cobnut filbert cob

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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