SINCE 1828
avellan
adjective
avel·lan
| \ə-ˈve-lən
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variants:
or avellane \ə-ˈve-ˌlān,
ˈa-və-ˌlān
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ˈa-və-ˌlān
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Definition of avellan
of a heraldic cross
: having the four arms shaped like conventionalized filberts — see cross illustration
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