| Hazel | n. [ OE. hasel, AS. hæsel; akin to D. hazelaar, G. hazel, OHG. hasal, hasala, Icel. hasl, Dan & Sw. hassel, L. corylus, for cosylus. ] 1. (Bot.) 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. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A miner's name for freestone. Raymond. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hazel earth, soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam. --
Hazel grouse (Zool.), 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Hazel | a. 1. Consisting of hazels, or of the wood of the hazel; pertaining to, or derived from, the hazel; as, a hazel wand. [ 1913 Webster ] I sit me down beside the hazel grove. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Of a light brown color, like the hazelnut. “Thou hast hazel eyes.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
