Hazel /(hā"z'l)/

Ha·zel

Hazel

n.
  1. 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. (Bot.)
  2. A miner's name for freestone.

Phrases & Compounds
Hazel earth
soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam.
Hazel grouse
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.

Hazel

a.
  1. Consisting of hazels, or of the wood of the hazel; pertaining to, or derived from, the hazel; as, a hazel wand.
    I sit me down beside the hazel grove.
  2. Of a light brown color, like the hazelnut.