Definition of avellan
of a heraldic cross
: having the four arms shaped like conventionalized filberts — see cross illustration
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Origin and Etymology of avellan
Latin abellana, avellana filbert, from feminine of Abellanus of Abella, from Abella, ancient town in Italy
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