Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The edible nut of a hazel, having a hard smooth brown shell. Also called filbert.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The nut of the hazel. It consists of a hard globose or ovoid pericarp inclosing a single pendulous seed composed of two equal, thick, fleshy hemispherical cotyledons with a very short superior radicle surrounded by a membranaceous testa, the whole inclosed in two large and more or less fleshy coherent bracts with foliaceous summits, in Corylus rostrata prolonged into a beak. The nuts are sometimes solitary, but usually more or less clustered. The nutritious and edible part, or “meat,” of the nut is the fleshy cotyledons, which are very agreeably flavored. Hazelnutoil is used in mixing paints and perfumes. It is also taken for coughs.
- n. The plant which bears the hazelnut. See hazel.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The nut of the hazel.
WordNet 3.0
- n. nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
- n. any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
Examples
“You can taste oatmeal and butter, along with sugar and a bit of salt, with a hint of chocolate and hazelnut from the addition of a bit of Nutella to the batter.”
“Unlike almonds and walnuts, the hazelnut is considered a "true nut" since it is a dry, one-seeded fruit in itself.”
“Research since then has revealed other yew species generate paclitaxel and taxanes as well, as do some fungi and certain hazelnut varieties.”
“I had something amazing called hazelnut Spaetzle at the Dorfschaenke in Neuenheim.”
“I had the Coupe Liz $9 which was described as a hazelnut ice cream sundae.”
“And a glass of what's described as hazelnut milk with frosted flakes is served with a sugar "barrel" with whiskey at the bottom.”
“Whole Foods, Mountain Man recall hazelnut products due to Salmonella concerns”
“Gelatos are most often made with assertive flavors such as hazelnut, coffee, chocolate, or combinations ...”
“First in Fragrance mention a "hazelnut" undertone, and it is there indeed.”
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reesetee Same as a filbert. Jul 25, 2007