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hazelnut

ha·zel·nut

UK/ˈheɪzəlnʌt/ US/ˈheɪzəlˌnʌt/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk

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nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus

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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.

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