2 definitions
for hazelnut
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Hazelnut \Ha"zel*nut`\ (h[=a]"z'l*n[u^]t`), n. [AS.
h[ae]selhnutu.]
The nut of the hazel. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
hazelnut
n 1: any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus
bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk [syn: hazel,
hazelnut tree]
2: nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus [syn: filbert,
cobnut, cob]