"hazel" in the noun sense

1. hazel, hazel tree, Pomaderris apetala

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

2. hazel

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

3. hazelnut, hazel, hazelnut tree

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

4. hazel

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

"hazel" in the adjective sense

1. hazel

of a light brown or yellowish brown color

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