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Hazel \Ha"zel\ (h[=a]"z'l), n. [OE. hasel, AS. h[ae]sel; akin to
D. hazelaar, G. hazel, OHG. hasal, hasala, Icel. hasl, Dan &
Sw. hassel, L. corylus, for cosylus.]
1. (Bot.) A shrub or small tree of the genus {Corylus}, as
the {Corylus avellana}, bearing a nut containing a kernel
of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American
species are {Corylus Americana}, which produces the common
hazelnut, and {Corylus rostrata}. See {Filbert}. --Gray.

2. A miner's name for freestone. --Raymond.

{Hazel earth}, soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam.


{Hazel grouse} (Zo["o]l.), a European grouse ({Bonasa
betulina}), allied to the American ruffed grouse.

{Hazel hoe}, a kind of grub hoe.

{Witch hazel}. See {Witch-hazel}, and {Hamamelis}.