Main Entry:

¹ha·zel

Pronunciation:

\ˈhā-zəl\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English hasel, from Old English hæsel; akin to Old High German hasal hazel, Latin corulus

Date:

before 12th century

1 : any of a genus (Corylus and especially the American C. americana and the European C. avellana) of shrubs or small trees of the birch family bearing nuts enclosed in a leafy involucre 2 : a light brown to strong yellowish brown