hazel meaning

hazel as a noun

1. Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts

   Synonyms: hazel tree, Pomaderris apetala

   Type of: tree

2. the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)

   Type of: wood

3. any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk

   Synonyms: hazelnut, hazelnut tree

   Type of: nut tree

   Kinds: American hazel, cobnut, beaked hazelnut

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

   Type of: brown

hazel as an adjective

1. of a light brown or yellowish brown color

   Similar: chromatic

How to pronounce hazel

hazel is pronounced /ˈheɪzəl/ in British English and /ˈheɪzəl/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with hazel

• nasal
• appraisal
• reappraisal