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Definition of Corylus
1. Noun. Deciduous monoecious nut-bearing shrubs of small trees: hazel; sometimes placed in the subfamily or family Corylaceae.
Generic synonyms: Hamamelid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Betulaceae, Birch Family, Family Betulaceae
Member holonyms: Hazel, Hazelnut, Hazelnut Tree
Definition of Corylus
1. a nut-bearing tree [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corylus
Literary usage of Corylus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1894)
"corylus americana Walt. is chiefly remarkable for its absence in this region.
I have found it only in Cherry County, ten miles east of Valentine and 20 ..."
2. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller (1906)
"The numerous European and Asiatic varieties have probably been derived from three
species: the common hazel (corylus Avellana L.), Lambert's hazel or ..."
3. 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. ..."
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