HAZEL

Hazel. Hazel
Heb. luz, (Gen. 30:37), a nutbearing tree. The Hebrew word is rendered in the Vulgate by amygdalinus, “the almond-tree,” which is probably correct. That tree flourishes in Syria.

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HAZEL. → General scriptures concerning Ge 30:37

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hazel. Hazel, n. a common plant or tree

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Ha″zel (hā″z'l), n. [[OE. hasel, AS. hæsel; akin to D. hazelaar, G. hazel, OHG. hasal, hasala, Icel. hasl, Dan & Sw. hassel, L. corylus, for cosylus.]] 1. 1. (Bot.) A shrub or small tree of the genus Corylus, as the C. avellana, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American species are C. Americana, which produces the common hazelnut, and C. rostrata. See Filbert. Gray.
2. 2. A miner's name for freestone. Raymond.
Hazel earth, soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam. — Hazel grouse (Zoöl.), a European grouse (Bonasa betulina), allied to the American ruffed grouse. — Hazel hoe, a kind of grub hoe. — Witch hazel. See Witch-hazel, and Hamamelis.