1. deciduous monoecious nut-bearing shrubs of small trees: hazel; sometimes placed in the subfamily or family Corylaceae; [syn: Corylus, genus Corylus]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Corylus
n 1: deciduous monoecious nut-bearing shrubs of small trees:
hazel; sometimes placed in the subfamily or family
Corylaceae [syn: Corylus, genus Corylus]