hazelnut

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English

Hazelnuts

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Etymology

Equivalent to hazel +‎ nut; from Middle English haselnote, from Old English hæselhnutu (“hazelnut”). Cognate with West Frisian hazzenút (“hazelnut”), Saterland Frisian Hoaselnuute (“hazelnut”), Dutch hazelnoot, German Haselnuss.

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Noun

hazelnut (plural hazelnuts)

  1. The fruit of the hazel, especially Corylus avellana, which is grown commercially.

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shrub — see hazel
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