Pronunciation: ə - ' ve-l ə n
Variant: or avel · lane \ ə - ' ve- ˌ l ā n, ' a-v ə - ˌ l ā n \
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin abellana, avellana filbert, from feminine of Abellanus of Abella, from Abella, ancient town in Italy
Date: 1610
of a heraldic cross : having the four arms shaped like conventionalized filberts ― see CROSS illustration