cob·nut (k b n t )n. 1. The large edible nut of a cultivated variety of hazel. 2. The plant bearing this fruit. |
cobnut [ˈkɒbˌnʌt], cob
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) other names for a hazelnut
[from earlier cobylle nut; see cobble1, nut]
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| Noun | 1. |  cobnut - small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europehazelnut, hazelnut tree, hazel - any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk |
| 2. | cobnut - nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell hazelnut, hazelnut tree, hazel - any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk |
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