FILBERT


Meaning of FILBERT in English

n.1 the cultivated hazel, Corylus maxima, bearing edible ovoid nuts.

2 this nut.

Etymology: ME philliberd etc. f. AF philbert, dial. F noix de filbert, a nut ripe about St Philibert's day (20 Aug.)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.