hazel

Definition

• n. Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts
• n. the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)
• n. a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes
• adj. of a light brown or yellowish brown color

Word forms

Plural

hazels

Example sentences

1. n.

   The hazel tree in our backyard produces delicious nuts every autumn.

2. a.

   She wore a beautiful hazel dress that complemented her green eyes.