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Word: Hazel
Speech Type: Noun
Old English hæsel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hazelaar ‘hazel tree’, hazelnoot ‘hazelnut’, and German Hasel, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin corylus
ˈheɪzl
a temperate shrub or small tree with broad leaves, bearing prominent male catkins in spring and round hard-shelled edible nuts in autumn.
Short Definition:shrub or small tree bearing male catkins in spring and round edible nuts in autumn
a reddish-brown or greenish-brown colour, especially of a person's eyes
Short Definition:reddish-brown colour
Examples:- the laughing hazel eyes were serious now
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