What is the Latin word for hazel?

The usual Latin words for “hazel” are corylus, colurnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“hazel” in Latin

corylusa hazel or filbert shrub colurnusmade of hazelnut tree wood

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

hazel

corylus (κόρυλος), or, pure Latin, nux avellana.

As adjective, colurnus (made of hazel).

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What is the Latin word for hazel?: The usual Latin words for “hazel” are corylus, colurnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.