filbert

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe
  2. noun nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus

Etymology

Earlier filbert-nut, Philibert-nut, from Middle English filbert-note, from Anglo-Norman noix de filbert, so named because they are ripe near Saint Philibert’s Day.

In classic literature

Synonyms

cobnut, Corylus avellana, Corylus avellana grandis

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