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