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Definition of: hazel
(hā′zəl) noun
1. A bushy shrub or small tree of the birch family (genus Corylus) yielding a hard-shelled edible nut enclosed in a leafy involucre.
2. The wood or nut of the hazel.
3. The color of the hazelnut shell, a medium yellowish-brown.
—adjective
1. Made of hazel wood.
2. Of the color of hazel. [OE hæsel]
—ha′zel·ly adjective
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