hazel

noun (a hazel, hazels — the tree); adjective (hazel — the colour)

«hazel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A small tree or bush that grows hazelnuts. tree →
adjective (of eyes) Greenish-brown or light brown. tree →
(a name) Hazel is also a girl's name. tree →

In the lessons

In nature lessons hazel bushes grow in hedges and woods; their catkins hang like lambs' tails in late winter and the nuts feed squirrels and dormice. In descriptions, «hazel eyes» are a mixed green-brown. Phrases: «hazel eyes», «hazel catkins», «hazel stick».

Examples

Squirrels collect nuts from the hazel. tree →
She has hazel eyes. tree →
Hazel catkins appear in February. tree →
He cut a hazel stick to use as a walking stick. tree →
Dormice love hazel woods. tree →
Hazel is my best friend's name. tree →
"Shake, shake, hazel-tree, gold and silver over me!" tree →

Note

Countable for trees. Not to be confused with «haze» (thin mist). The nut is a hazelnut (one word).

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «hazel» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«hazel» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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