hazelnut

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
  2. noun nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus

Etymology

Equivalent to hazel + nut; from Middle English haselnote, from Old English hæselhnutu (“hazelnut”). Cognate with West Frisian hazzenút (“hazelnut”), Saterland Frisian Hoaselnuute (“hazelnut”), Dutch hazelnoot, German Haselnuss.

In classic literature

Synonyms

hazel, hazelnut tree

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