Definitions for Hazel
ˈheɪ zəlhazel

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hazel, hazel tree, Pomaderris apetalanoun

   Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts

2. hazelnoun

   the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)

3. hazelnut, hazel, hazelnut treenoun

   any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk

4. hazeladjective

   a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes

5. hazeladjective

   of a light brown or yellowish brown color

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hazelnoun

   A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts.

2. hazelnoun

   The nut of the hazel tree.

3. hazelnoun

   The wood of a hazelnut tree.

4. hazeladjective

   Of a greenish-brown colour. (often used to refer to eye colour)

5. Hazelnoun

   from the plant or colour hazel. Popular in the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century.

6. Hazelnoun

   for someone who lived near a hazel tree.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hazeladjective

   Light brown; of the colour of hazle.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Chuse a warm dry soil, that has a good depth of light hazel mould. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

2. HAZELnoun

   corylus, Latin. It hath male flowers growing at remote distances from the fruit on the same tree: the nuts grow in clusters, and are closely joined together at the bottom, each being covered with an outward husk or cup, which opens at the top, and when the fruit is ripe it falls out: the leaves are roundish and intire. The species are hazelnut, cobnut, and filbert. The red and white filberts are mostly esteemed for their fruit. Philip Miller

   Etymology: hæsel , Saxon;

   Kate, like the hazel twig,
   Is straight and slender; and as brown in hue
   As hazel nuts, and sweeter than the kernels. William Shakespeare.

   Her chariot is an empty hazel nut. William Shakespeare, Rom. and Jul.

   Why sit we not beneath the grateful shade,
   Which hazels, intermix’d with elms, have made? Dryden.

   There are some from the size of a hazle nut to that of a man’s fist. John Woodward, on Fossils.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hazel

   The hazel (Corylus) is a genus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The genus is usually placed in the birch family Betulaceae, though some botanists split the hazels (with the hornbeams and allied genera) into a separate family Corylaceae. The fruit of the hazel is the hazelnut. Hazels have simple, rounded leaves with double-serrate margins. The flowers are produced very early in spring before the leaves, and are monoecious, with single-sex catkins. The male catkins are pale yellow and 5–12 centimetres (2–4+3⁄4 inches) long, and the female ones are very small and largely concealed in the buds, with only the bright-red, 1-to-3 mm-long styles visible. The fruits are nuts 1–2.5 cm (1⁄2–1 in) long and 1–2 cm diameter, surrounded by an involucre (husk) which partly to fully encloses the nut.The shape and structure of the involucre, and also the growth habit (whether a tree or a suckering shrub), are important in the identification of the different species of hazel.The pollen of hazel species, which are often the cause for allergies in late winter or early spring, can be identified under magnification (600×) by their characteristic granular exines bearing three conspicuous pores.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hazelnoun

   a shrub or small tree of the genus Corylus, as the C. avellana, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American species are C. Americana, which produces the common hazelnut, and C. rostrata. See Filbert

2. Hazelnoun

   a miner's name for freestone

3. Hazeladjective

   consisting of hazels, or of the wood of the hazel; pertaining to, or derived from, the hazel; as, a hazel wand

4. Hazeladjective

   of a light brown color, like the hazelnut

5. Etymology: [OE. hasel, AS. hsel; akin to D. hazelaar, G. hazel, OHG. hasal, hasala, Icel. hasl, Dan & Sw. hassel, L. corylus, for cosylus.]

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1. Hazel

   The hazels are a genus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The genus is usually placed in the birch family Betulaceae, though some botanists split the hazels into a separate family Corylaceae. They have simple, rounded leaves with double-serrate margins. The flowers are produced very early in spring before the leaves, and are monoecious, with single-sex catkins, the male catkins are pale yellow and 5–12 cm long, and the female ones are very small and largely concealed in the buds, with only the bright-red, 1- to 3-mm-long styles visible. The seeds are nuts 1–2.5 cm long and 1–2 cm diameter, surrounded by an involucre which partly to fully encloses the nut. The shape and structure of the involucre, and also the growth habit, are important in the identification of the different species of hazel. ⁕ Male flowers of common hazel in early spring ⁕ Leaves and nuts of Turkish hazel: note the spiny involucres surrounding the nuts ⁕ Female flower of C. avellana

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hazel

   hā′zl, n. a bush or small tree of genus Corylus, of the oak family (Cupuliferæ), yielding an ovoid bony nut enclosed in a leafy involucre.—adj. pertaining to the hazel: of a light-brown colour, like a hazel-nut.—n. Hā′zeline, an alcoholic distillate from the Witch Hazel.—adj. Hā′zelly, light brown like the hazel-nut.—n. Hā′zel-nut, the nut of the hazel-tree. [A.S. hæsel; Ger. hasel, Ice. hasl, L. corulus.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hazel

   A type of cultivar, plant, seed, shrub and tree.

   The hazel tree grows beautiful leaves and the hazelnut is a valued food it produces.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 27, 2016  

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HAZEL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hazel is ranked #4600 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hazel surname appeared 7,711 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Hazel.
   
   69.1% or 5,335 total occurrences were White.
   24.3% or 1,881 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 213 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.3% or 177 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 65 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 40 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Nut Tree
   • Tree
   • Wood

Anagrams for Hazel »

1. hazle

How to pronounce Hazel?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Hazel in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hazel in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hazel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Hazel in a Sentence

1. Rich Murphy:

   They can reconnect to their community in a capacity where it feels like they’re contributing, and that’s huge, when you give someone food and get to watch their eyes light up and you grew that. It’s a similar feeling to, ‘ you honored our country, thank you for your service. ’ Rich Murphy, at left, with a range of past and current participants in the Veterans to Farmers program at Rich Murphy home in Fort Collins, Colorado. ( Christopher Carbone/Fox News) Muranyi recently started working at Hazel Dell Mushrooms Farm in Fort Collins. Marine Corps veteran Dominic Muranyi helps out at the farmer’s market and spends three days per week assisting with growing and harvesting shitake, lion’s mane and other mushrooms.

2. Andie MacDowell:

   I’ve always liked red lipstick. If you are just wearing a T-shirt and a pair of jeans, you can throw on some lipstick and you look glamorous, it’s very French. I find with silver hair, a red lipstick pops even more. I love this orangey red shade because it really intensifies the color of my hazel eyes.

3. Denise Hulett:

   What happens if the 4th Circuit remands, we'll wait for some indication in Judge Hazel's opinion.

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