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Walnut vs Hazelnut - What's the difference?

walnut | hazelnut |

As nouns the difference between walnut and hazelnut

is that walnut is a hardwood tree of the genus Juglans while hazelnut is the fruit of the hazel tree.

As an adjective walnut

is having a dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.

walnut

English

(wikipedia walnut) (Juglans)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans .
  • A nut of the walnut tree.
  • Wood of the walnut tree.
  • Dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Having a dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.

    • Derived terms

    * * black walnut * * * *

    See also

    * butternut * hickory *

    hazelnut

    English

    Noun

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

    • Synonyms

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