Hazel — Defs

01 n. A shrub or small tree of the genus Corylus, as the Corylus avellana, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild, farinaceous taste; the fi…

1.
A shrub or small tree of the genus Corylus, as the Corylus avellana, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American species are Corylus Americana, which produces the common hazelnut, and Corylus rostrata. See Filbert.(Bot.) See: Filbert
2.
A miner's name for freestone.

Phrases & compounds

Hazel earth — soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam.

Hazel grouse — a European grouse (Bonasa betulina), allied to the American ruffed grouse.

Hazel hoe — a kind of grub hoe.

Witch hazel — See Witch-hazel, and Hamamelis.

02 a. Consisting of hazels, or of the wood of the hazel; pertaining to, or derived from, the hazel; as, a hazel wand.

1.
Consisting of hazels, or of the wood of the hazel; pertaining to, or derived from, the hazel; as, a hazel wand.
“I sit me down beside the hazel grove.” — Keble.
2.
Of a light brown color, like the hazelnut.