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What is the difference between filbert and hazelnut?

filbert | hazelnut |

Hazelnut is a synonym of filbert.



As nouns the difference between filbert and hazelnut

is that filbert is the hazelnut while hazelnut is the fruit of the hazel tree.

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)

    hazelnut

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The fruit of the hazel tree.
  • Synonyms

    * cob, cobnut (usually the ) which is common in Oregon.)