filbert

fil·bert

F0117300 (fĭl′bərt)n.1. See hazel.2. See hazelnut.

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[Middle English, from Old French (nois de) filbert, (nut of) Philbert, after Saint Philibert (died 684), whose feast day in late August coincides with the ripening of the nut.]

filbert

(ˈfɪlbət) n1. (Plants) any of several N temperate shrubs of the genus Corylus, esp C. maxima, that have edible rounded brown nuts: family Corylaceae2. (Plants) Also called: hazelnut or cobnut the nut of any of these shrubs[C14: named after St Philbert, 7th-century Frankish abbot, because the nuts are ripe around his feast day, Aug 22]

fil•bert

(ˈfɪl bərt)

n. 1. the thick-shelled edible nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, esp. of Corylus avellana, of Europe. 2. a tree or shrub bearing such nuts. [1250–1300; Middle English, short for filbert nut, so called because ripe by Aug. 22 (St. Philbert's day)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	filbert - small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europecobnut, Corylus avellana, Corylus avellana grandishazelnut, hazelnut tree, hazel - any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
	2.	filbert - nut of any of several trees of the genus Coryluscob, cobnut, hazelnutedible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shellhazelnut, hazelnut tree, hazel - any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk

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