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hazel

1. ha.zel \'ha--z*l\ \'ha-z-(*-)le-\ n [ME hasel, fr. OE hsel; akin to 
   OHG hasal hazel, L (Xcorulus 1: any of a genus (Corylus) of shrubs or small 
   trees of the birch fam ily (esp. the American C. americana and the European 
   C. cornuta) bearing nuts enclosed in a leafy involucre 2: a light brown to 
   strong yellowish brown  - ha.zel.ly aj
2. hazel aj 1: consisting of hazels or of the wood of the hazel  2: of the 
   color hazel