nocciolo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- core noun The central or most essential part of something.
- hazel noun A small tree or shrub (genus Corylus) that produces edible nuts.
- heart noun The muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally seen as the seat of emotion.
- kernel noun The soft, edible part inside a nut or seed, once the hard shell or husk is removed.
- pit noun A hole or hollow in the ground.
- stone noun A hard natural material, or a piece of it, such as rock or a pebble.
Senses
nocciolo is used for these senses in English:
- core The central part of a fruit, containing the kernels or seeds.
- drupe (botany) a kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and mesocarp, surrounding a hardened endocarp which protects the seed.
- drupelet (botany) One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries. [from mid 19th c.]
- hazel (countable) A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts.
- heart (figurative) The centre, essence, or core.
- kernel The core, center, or essence of an object or system.
- kernel (botany, US) The stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums.
- pit A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
core — full definition
- noun The central or most essential part of something.
- noun The hard central part of certain fruits, containing the seeds.
- adj Forming the most important or fundamental part of something.
- verb To remove the core from a piece of fruit.
hazel — full definition
- noun A small tree or shrub (genus Corylus) that produces edible nuts.
- adj A greenish-brown colour, especially of eyes.