filbert

[fil-bert]

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noun

the thick-shelled, edible nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, especially of Corylus avellana, of Europe.
a tree or shrub bearing such nuts.

filbert

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noun

any of several N temperate shrubs of the genus Corylus , esp C. maxima , that have edible rounded brown nuts: family Corylaceae
Also called: hazelnut.�� cobnut.��the nut of any of these shrubs

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Word History and Origins

Origin of filbert¹

1250–1300; Middle English, short for filbert nut, so called because ripe by Aug. 22 (St. Philbert's day)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of filbert¹

C14: named after St Philbert , 7th-century Frankish abbot, because the nuts are ripe around his feast day, Aug 22

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Toss another log of cherry wood on the fire, and sit back with a plate of Stilton and toasted filberts.

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A collection of twisted, sturdy-looking contorted filbert branches stands under one of the few original trees on the property — a towering, thick deodar cedar.

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Bertha bit into a filbert, then raced into the kitchen, retching.

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NAPA, Calif. — Gig the truffle dog zigzags with her nose to the ground among hundreds of oak and filbert trees.

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Some of us also called her Fil, as in filbert, which everyone knows is the least desirable nut.

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filature filch

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