n. 1 the cultivated hazel, Corylus maxima, bearing edible ovoid nuts. 2 this nut.
[ ME philliberd etc. f. AF philbert, dial. F noix de filbert, a nut ripe about St Philibert's day (20 Aug.) ]
n. 1 the cultivated hazel, Corylus maxima, bearing edible ovoid nuts. 2 this nut.
[ ME philliberd etc. f. AF philbert, dial. F noix de filbert, a nut ripe about St Philibert's day (20 Aug.) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012