hazel meaning and definition

HAZEL noun

Definition of hazel (noun)

1. Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts
   • synonyms: hazel tree, Pomaderris apetala
2. the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)
3. any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
   • synonyms: hazelnut, hazelnut tree
4. 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 adjective

Definition of hazel (adjective)

1. of a light brown or yellowish brown color