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ha·zel I. \ˈhāzəl\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English hasel, from Old English hæsel; akin to Old High German hasal hazel, Old Norse hasl, Old Irish & Old Welsh coll, Latin corulus 1. a. : a shrub or small tree of the genus Corylus (especially C. americana and C. cornuta or in Europe C. avellana) — see filbert b. : an Australian tree (Pomaderris apetala) grown for ornament and for its fine-grained wood c. : the wood of either of these trees d. : the wood of the sweet gum 2. a. : hazelnut 1 b. : the fruit of the hawthorn 3. : asarabacca 4. also hazelnut : a light brown to strong yellowish brown — called also filbert, muffin, noisette II. adjective Etymology: Middle English hasel, from hasel, n. 1. : consisting of hazels or of the wood of the hazel : relating to or derived from the hazel < a hazel wand > 2. : of the color hazel : avellaneous |