noun
- the edible nuts of the hazel tree, typically brown and oval-shaped
Examples
- She cracked open the hazelnuts with a nutcracker.
- The chocolate spread contained roasted hazelnuts.
- We gathered hazelnuts from the trees in the forest.
- Hazelnuts are commonly used in baking and confections.
- The squirrels buried hazelnuts for the winter.
- Ground hazelnuts make an excellent coating for fish.