Definitions of hazel
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Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nutssynonyms: Pomaderris apetala, hazel treetype of:treea tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husksynonyms: hazelnut, hazelnut treetypes:Corylus avellana, Corylus avellana grandis, cobnut, filbertsmall nut-bearing tree much grown in EuropeCorylus cornuta, beaked hazelnuthazel of western United States with conspicuous beaklike involucres on the nutstype of:nut treetree bearing edible nuts
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the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)type of:woodthe hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes
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of a light brown or yellowish brown colorsynonyms:chromaticbeing, having, or characterized by hue
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