FILBERT

hazelnut, filbert, cobnut, cob

(noun) nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus

cobnut, filbert, Corylus avellana, Corylus avellana grandis

(noun) small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Filbert (plural Filberts)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Filbert is the 26126^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 937 individuals. Filbert is most common among White (94.02%) individuals.

Anagrams

• beflirt

Etymology

Noun

filbert (plural filberts)

The hazelnut.

The hazel tree.

A paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a curving, tongue-shaped head.

Synonyms

• (nut): hazelnut

• (tree): hazelnut

Hyponyms

• cobnut (usually the common hazel (Corylus avellana) which grows in the UK and Europe)

Anagrams

• beflirt

Source: Wiktionary

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Fil"bert, n. Etym: [Perh. fr. fill + bread, as filling the bread or husk; cf. G. bartnuss (lit., bread nut) filbert; or perh. named from a St.Philibert, whose day, Aug. 22, fell in the nutting season.] (Bot.)

Definition: The fruit of the Corylus Avellana or hazel. It is an oval nut, containing a kernel that has a mild, farinaceous, oily taste, agreeable to the palate.

Note: In England filberts are usually large hazelnuts, especially the nuts from selected and cultivated trees. The American hazelnuts are of two other species. Filbert gall (Zoöl.), a gall resembling a filbert in form, growing in clusters on grapevines. It is produced by the larva of a gallfly (Cecidomyia).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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