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fil·bert  (flbrt)

n.

1. See hazel.

2. See hazelnut.

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[Middle English, from Old French (nois de) filbert, (nut of) Philbert, after Saint Philibert (died 684), whose feast day in late August coincides with the ripening of the nut.]

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filbert [ˈfɪlbət]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several N temperate shrubs of the genus Corylus, esp C. maxima, that have edible rounded brown nuts: family Corylaceae

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called hazelnut cobnut the nut of any of these shrubs See also hazel [1] [3]

[named after St Philbert, 7th-century Frankish abbot, because the nuts are ripe around his feast day, Aug. 22]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	filbert - small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe cobnut, Corylus avellana, Corylus avellana grandis hazelnut, hazelnut tree, hazel - any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
	2.	filbert - nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus cob, cobnut, hazelnut 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

Translations

filbert [ˈfɪlbət] N → avellana f

filbert

n (Bot) (= tree) → Haselnussstrauch m; (= nut) → Haselnuss f