Corylus

noun

Cor·​y·​lus

ˈkȯrələs

: a genus of shrubs or small trees (family Betulaceae) comprising the hazels and having the nut enclosed in a leafy involucre see filbert

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin corylus, corulus hazel or filbert shrub

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