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HAZELS
Noun
hazels
plural of hazel
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
HAZEL
Ha"zel, n. Etym: [OE. hasel, AS. hæsel; akin to D. hazelaar, G. hazel, OHG. hasal, hasala, Icel. hasl, Dan & Sw. hassel, L. corylus, for cosylus.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A shrub or small tree of the genus Corylus, as the C. avellana, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American species are C. Americana, which produces the common hazelnut, and C. rostrata. See Filbert. Gray.
2. A miner's name for freestone. Raymond. Hazel earth, soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam.
– Hazel grouse (Zoöl.), a European grouse (Bonasa betulina), allied to the American ruffed grouse.
– Hazel hoe, a kind of grub hoe.
– Witch hazel. See Witch-hazel, and Hamamelis.
Ha"zel, a.
1. Consisting of hazels, or of the wood of the hazel; pertaining to, or derived from, the hazel; as, a hazel wand. I sit me down beside the hazel grove. Keble.
2. Of a light brown color, like the hazelnut. "Thou hast hazel eyes." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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