hazelnut tree
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- noun
- /ˈheɪzəlˌnʌt tri/
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avellano
- During autumn, the leaves of the hazelnut tree turn vibrant shades of yellow.
Examples
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Also, in "Tomb of the Eagles" (a well-known archaeological site), by John W. Hedges (1984), there is much discussion on the farming of Orkney, including the cultivation of hazelnut trees.
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In the garden, the hazelnut tree provides shade and tasty snacks.
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They remember the Viking who wandered off course, under the hazelnut tree, hating aloud all he'd done.
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The hazelnut tree produces delicious nuts that are popular for baking.
Synonyms
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A small round nut or the tree that makes it, often used in sweets and coffee
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A small hazel tree or the round brown nuts it gives that you can eat
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A shrub or small tree that produces edible round brown nuts
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The Latin name for small trees and shrubs that make edible nuts
A European tree that makes edible hazelnuts and useful wood
A tree that people grow for nuts you can eat, pretty branches, and useful wood
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Morphology
The meaning 'a tree that produces hazelnuts' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'hazelnut' (the nut or the plant producing it) with 'tree' (a perennial plant). This is a regular noun–noun compound following common composition patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Hazelnut tree names a small tree that makes hazelnuts. The words hazel, nut and tree were put together to show it is the tree that gives those nuts, so it means 'a tree that produces hazelnuts'.