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Definition of Corylus avellana
1. Noun. Small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe.
Generic synonyms: Hazel, Hazelnut, Hazelnut Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corylus Avellana
Literary usage of Corylus avellana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1842)
"Corylus avellana maxima, Willd. Involucre (15—18 lines long) subcylindrical, a
little longer than the nut; segments inciso- dentate at^the summit. ..."
2. London Trees: Being an Account of the Trees that Succeed in London, with a by Angus Duncan Webster (1920)
"... Hazel (Corylus avellana) THOUGH usually seen as a hedge or coppice shrub, yet
the Hazel, when allowed room for development, as when used as a standard, ..."
3. The Flowering Plants of Tunbridge Wells & Neighbourhood by Richard Deakin (1871)
"The Hazel Nut tree grows in almost all parts of the country, and its long pliant
Corylus avellana. branches are very valuable for making hurdles, crates, ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"Corylus avellana, L.—Scott. (Lowlands), EDS Gloss. B. 13. ... Corylus avellana,
L.—Som. Hal. Wr. Haup. Fruit of Rosa canina, L.—N. Scotl. Jamieson. ..."
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