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What is the difference between filbert and hazel?

filbert | hazel |

Hazel is a synonym of filbert.



As nouns the difference between filbert and hazel

is that filbert is the hazelnut while hazel is a tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts.

As an adjective hazel is

of a greenish-brown colour. (often used to refer to eye colour.

As a proper noun Hazel is

{{given name|female|from=English}} from the plant or colour hazel. Popular in the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century.

filbert

English

Alternative forms

* filberd

Noun

(en noun)
  • The hazelnut.
  • * 1610 , , act 2 scene 2
  • I'll bring thee / To clust'ring filberts , and sometimes I'll get thee / Young scamels from the rock.
  • 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)

    hazel

    English

    (wikipedia hazel)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus , bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts.
  • The nut of the hazel tree.
  • The wood of a hazelnut tree.
  • A greenish-brown colour, the colour of a ripe hazelnut.
  • (mining) freestone
  • (Raymond)

    Quotations

    * , Scene I *: Kate, like the hazel -twig, *: Is straight and slender, and as brown in hue *: As hazel nuts, and sweeter than the kernels.

    Synonyms

    * (nut) filbert, hazelnut

    Adjective

  • Of a greenish-brown colour. (often used to refer to eye colour)
  • Derived terms

    * hazel grouse * hazelnut * witch hazel/wych hazel

    See also

    * lamb's tails * sweet gum * ----