corylus rostrata

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

2.A miner's name for freestone. --Raymond. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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