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Hazel earth

Hazel \Ha"zel\ (h[=a]"z'l), n. [OE. hasel, AS. h[ae]sel; akin to D. hazelaar, G. hazel, OHG. hasal, hasala, Icel. hasl, Dan & Sw. hassel, L. corylus, for cosylus.]

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

  2. A miner's name for freestone.
    --Raymond.

    Hazel earth, soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam.

    Hazel grouse (Zo["o]l.), a European grouse ( Bonasa betulina), allied to the American ruffed grouse.

    Hazel hoe, a kind of grub hoe.

    Witch hazel. See Witch-hazel, and Hamamelis.