filbert /(?)/
fil·bert
filbert
n.
- The fruit of the Corylus Avellana or Corylus maxima, also called the hazel; the hazelnut. It is an oval nut, containing a kernel that has a mild, farinaceous, oily taste, agreeable to the palate. (Bot.)
- The tree bearing the filbert; the hazelnut tree. (Bot.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Filbert gall
- a gall resembling a filbert in form, growing in clusters on grapevines. It is produced by the larva of a gallfly (Cecidomyia).