filbert

American  

[fil-bert] / ˈfɪl bərt /

noun

1. the thick-shelled, edible nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, especially of Corylus avellana, of Europe.

2. a tree or shrub bearing such nuts.

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filbert British  

/ ˈfɪlbət /

noun

1. any of several N temperate shrubs of the genus Corylus , esp C. maxima , that have edible rounded brown nuts: family Corylaceae

2. Also called: hazelnut.   cobnut.  the nut of any of these shrubs

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Etymology

Origin of filbert

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

Example Sentences

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

From Nature • Aug. 28, 2018

A filbert bounced off its eye, but it seemed not to notice.

From Nature • Aug. 28, 2018

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

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2016

Almost any good soil that is rich enough to produce a good crop of corn, and is not submerged in winter, will answer for the filbert in this country.

From The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States by Fuller, Andrew S.

He wore broad coloured cuffs fastened with gold links, and his hands were like those of a dainty woman, with filbert nails; a gold bracelet adorned one of his wrists.

From Royal Highness by Mann, Thomas