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1. (n.) filbert
the thick-shelled edible nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, esp. of Corylus avellana, of Europe.
2. filbert
a tree or shrub bearing such nuts.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME, short for filbert nut, so called because ripe by Aug. 22 (St. Philbert's day))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cobnut, filbert, Corylus avellana, Corylus avellana grandis
small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe
2. (noun) hazelnut, filbert, cobnut, cob
nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
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1. (noun) filbert
the fruit of the Corylus Avellana or hazel. It is an oval nut, containing a kernel that has a mild, farinaceous, oily taste, agreeable to the palate
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