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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Betulaceae — thehazelnut .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Red-twig dogwood and Harry Lauder's walkingstick Corylus avellana 'Contorta' branches add structure and interest to bouquets.
Say it with your own arrangement - or cutting garden - of flowers Joel M. Lerner 2011
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Since the drastic decline in the craft of coppicing, the hazel (Corylus avellana) has become rather a forgotten tree.
A life less ordinary: Tobias Jones Tobias Jones 2010
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The common hazel, Corylus avellana, makes a multitasking hedge.
Plant of the week: Corylus avellana Lia Leendertz 2010
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Among the shrubs are Crataegus monogyna, Euonimus europea, Cornus mas, C. sanguinea, Rhamnus frangula, R. catharctica, Viburnum opulus, Berberis vulgaris, Hippophae rhamnoides, Tamarix spp. and occasional Corylus avellana.
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Here, Mongolian oak (Quercus mongolica) remains as an important species with Daurian birch (Betula dahurica) and the shrubs bushclover (Lespedeza bicolor) and hazel (Corylus heterophylla).
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Characteristic tree species are Quercus mongolica, Tilia spp. and Corylus heterophylla.
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The site is the northern limit for some 40 plants, some which are relicts of earlier slightly warmer conditions, including oak Quercus robur, linden Tilia cordata, Norway maple Acer platanoides and hazel Corylus avellana.
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Disturbed areas support shrub vegetation such as hazel (Corylus spp.), Vitex negundo, Ostryopsis davidiana, and Spiraea pubescens.
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Shrubs consist of Manchurian filbert (Corylus mandshurica) and Lespedeza bicolor at lower elevations in the southern region.
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In drier places such as the Upper Karnali, these species are associated with Populus ciliata, Ulmus wallichiana, and Corylus colurna.
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