The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hazel \Ha"zel\ (h[=a]"z'l), n. [OE. hasel, AS. h[ae]sel; akin to
   D. hazelaar, G. hazel, OHG. hasal, hasala, Icel. hasl, Dan &
   Sw. hassel, L. corylus, for cosylus.]
   1. (Bot.) 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. --Gray.
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   2. A miner's name for freestone. --Raymond.
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   Hazel earth, soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam.


   Hazel grouse (Zool.), 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.
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