hazelnut

[ hey-zuh l-nuht ]

/ ˈheɪ zəlˌnʌt /

the nut of the hazel; filbert.

Origin of hazelnut

before 900; Middle English haselnote, Old English hæselhnutu. See hazel, nut

He then puts on a pot of coffee and the rich smell of hazelnut rouses the rest of the family from their sugar plum dreams.

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The gold is found in dust and nuggets ranging in size from a hazelnut to fine bird-shot.

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 39, August 5, 1897 |Various
Often in old pastures one finds forlorn, scraggly looking bushes and is told they are hazelnut bushes.

Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the |Various
From the hazelnut she drew her own beauty, and handsome equipment for her husband.

Filipino Popular Tales |Dean S. Fansler

"Well, I might not be so lucky as to have a hazelnut bush to help me," spoke Susie.

Uncle Wiggily in the Woods |Howard R. Garis
The chestnut is familiar to all, as well as the butternut and hazelnut, but I knew one collector who called an ash tree butternut.

Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No. 5, December 1899 |Various

hazelnut

/ (ˈheɪzəlˌnʌt) /

the nut of a hazel shrub, having a smooth shiny hard shell Also called: filbert, (Brit) cobnut, (Brit) cob