| n. | 1. | (Bot.) The fruit of the Corylus Avellana or Corylus maxima, also called the hazel; the hazelnut. It is an oval nut, containing a kernel that has a mild, farinaceous, oily taste, agreeable to the palate. | |||
| 2. | (Bot.) The tree bearing the filbert; the hazelnut tree.
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| Noun | 1. | filbert - small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe |
| 2. | filbert - nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus |