filbert

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fil·bert | \ ˈfil-bərt

Definition of filbert

1 : either of two Eurasian hazels (Corylus avellana and C. maxima)

2 : the sweet thick-shelled nut of the filbert broadly : hazelnut

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Recent Examples on the Web If necessary, second spray of filbert trees for filbertworm. — oregonlive, 3 Aug. 2021 July 10: Spray filbert trees for filbertworm, as necessary. — oregonlive, 1 July 2021 But most processors don't ship filberts straight to China. — Tribune News Service, OregonLive.com, 5 Apr. 2018 Growers in the southern Willamette Valley ship their crops to processors farther north, where the bulk of Oregon's filberts grow. — Tribune News Service, OregonLive.com, 5 Apr. 2018 Hazelnuts are also known as filberts, although that is something your grandmother probably called them. — Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2017 Hazelnuts, also called filberts, are a popular ingredient in baked goods, candy and snacks. — Eugene Register-guard, OregonLive.com, 25 Aug. 2017 Barnett's list included prairie smoke, coneflower, compass plant, obedient plant and butterflyweed — native prairie plants that bloom at different times — as well as native shrubs including filbert, which produces fruits for wildlife in fall. — Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 22 May 2017

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