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hazel

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈheɪz^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈheɪzəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hā′zəl)

ha•zel /ˈheɪzəl/USA pronunciation n.

Plant Biology[countable] a small tree or shrub of the birch family, having toothed oval leaves and edible nuts.

adj.

of a light golden- or greenish-brown color:beautiful hazel eyes.

ha•zel (hā′zəl),USA pronunciation n.

Plant Biologyany shrub or small tree belonging to the genus Corylus, of the birch family, having toothed, ovate leaves and bearing edible nuts, as C. avellana, of Europe, or C. americana and C. cornuta, of the Western Hemisphere.
Plant Biologyany of several other shrubs or trees, as an Australian shrub, Pomaderris apetala.
the wood of any of these trees.
Plant Biologythe hazelnut or filbert.
light golden brown, as the color of a hazelnut.

adj.

of or pertaining to the hazel.
made of the wood of the hazel.
having a light golden-brown color.

bef. 900; Middle English hasel; Old English hæs(e)l; cognate with German Hasel, Old Norse hasl, Latin corylus hazel shrub

ha′zel•ly, adj.

Ha•zel (hā′zəl),USA pronunciation n.

a female given name.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

hazel /ˈheɪz^əl/ n

Also called: cob any of several shrubs or small trees of the N temperate genus Corylus, esp C. avellana, having oval serrated leaves and edible rounded brown nuts: family Corylaceae
the wood of any of these trees
- a light yellowish-brown colour
- (as adjective): hazel eyes

Etymology: Old English hæsel; related to Old Norse hasl, Old High German hasala, Latin corylus, Old Irish coll

'hazel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

catkin - cob - divining rod - filbert - hazelnut - lamb's tails - Llanfairpwllgwyngyll - witch hazel - wych-hazel - birch family - bishop - blonde - cobnut - hamamelidaceous - Hazel Crest - hazel grouse - Hazel Park - Hotchkiss - Wightman - witch alder - witch hazel family

Synonyms: brown, brownish yellow, yellowish brown, more...

Collocations: has hazel eyes, her eyes are hazel, are (dark) hazel in color, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "hazel" in the title:

broke the plains scarcely more than would a hazel thicket
Don't hazel me.
hazel walls
hazel-catkins
hazel-speck(l)ed green eyes
Startled eyes of hazel bland
stout hazel
the clean-whipped thickets of the hazel
The girl's hazel eyes took me in
The hazel thicket was a lace-work, of half-open leaves, and the last dusty perpendicular of the catk
The hazel-brake was misted with green, and dark-green dogs-mercury under

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