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hazel in French

hazel in French is noisette, noisetier, avelinier — hazel means a small tree or shrub (genus Corylus) that produces edible nuts.

hazel in French

noisette
adj
Of a greenish-brown colour. (often used to refer to eye colour)
noisetier
noun
(countable) A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts.
avelinier
noun
(countable) A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts.
noisetier
noun
(uncountable) The wood of a hazelnut tree.
noisette
noun
(countable, and, uncountable) A greenish-brown colour, the colour of a ripe hazelnut.

What does "hazel" mean?

  1. noun A small tree or shrub (genus Corylus) that produces edible nuts.
    "They planted a row of hazel trees along the boundary."
  2. adj A greenish-brown colour, especially of eyes.
    "Doolittle had the hazelest eyeballs, the winsomest spinal pelt."
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hazel in a sentence

  • They planted a row of hazel trees along the boundary.
  • Doolittle had the hazelest eyeballs, the winsomest spinal pelt.
  • His eyes were somewhere indefinite between green and hazel. Sometimes appearing hazeler or greener depending on how the light flickered on them.

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What is "hazel" in French?
"hazel" in French is noisette, noisetier, avelinier. hazel means: A small tree or shrub (genus Corylus) that produces edible nuts.
How do you use "hazel" in a sentence?
Example: "They planted a row of hazel trees along the boundary." In French, "hazel" is noisette, noisetier, avelinier.
Are there other ways to say "hazel" in French?
Yes — French has 3 translations listed for "hazel": noisette, noisetier, avelinier.
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