hazel

/ˈheɪzəl/

/ˈheɪzəl/

Other forms: hazels; hazelly

Definitions of hazel

1. noun

   Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts
   synonyms: Pomaderris apetala, hazel tree

   type of:

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
2. noun

   any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
   synonyms: hazelnut, hazelnut tree

   types:

   American hazel, Corylus americana

   nut-bearing shrub of eastern North America

   Corylus avellana, Corylus avellana grandis, cobnut, filbert

   small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe

   Corylus cornuta, beaked hazelnut

   hazel of western United States with conspicuous beaklike involucres on the nuts

   type of:

   nut tree

   tree bearing edible nuts
3. noun

   the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)
   type of:

   wood

   the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
4. noun

   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
   type of:

   brown, brownness

   an orange of low brightness and saturation
5. adjective

   of a light brown or yellowish brown color
   synonyms:

   chromatic

   being, having, or characterized by hue