Definition for HA'ZEL

HA'ZEL, n. [ha'zl; Sax. hæsel, a hat or cap; hæsl, hazel; hæsl-nutu, hazel-nut; G. hasel; D. hazelaar; Dan. hassel, hasselnöd; Sw. hassel. By the Saxon it appears that the word signifies a cap, and the name of the nut, a cap-nut.]

A shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild farinaceous taste. Encyc.

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