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Filbert

Filbert Meaning & Definition
Filbert Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Filbert?

[n] nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
[n] small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe

Synonyms | Synonyms for Filbert: cob | cobnut | cobnut | Corylus avellana | Corylus avellana grandis | hazelnut

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See Also | edible nut | hazel | hazel | hazelnut | hazelnut tree | hazelnut tree

Filbert In Webster's Dictionary

\Fil"bert\, n. [Perh. fr. fill + bread, as filling the bread or husk; cf. G. bartnuss (lit., bread nut) filbert; or perh. named from a St. Philibert, whose day, Aug. 22, fell in the nutting season.] (Bot.) The fruit of the {Corylus Avellana} or hazel. It is an oval nut, containing a kernel that has a mild, farinaceous, oily taste, agreeable to the palate. Note: In England filberts are usually large hazelnuts, especially the nuts from selected and cultivated trees. The American hazelnuts are of two other species. {Filbert gall} (Zo["o]l.), a gall resembling a filbert in form, growing in clusters on grapevines. It is produced by the larva of a gallfly ({Cecidomyia}).

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