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Noun: Corylus
  1. Deciduous monoecious nut-bearing shrubs of small trees: hazel; sometimes placed in the subfamily or family Corylaceae
    - genus Corylus

Type of: hamamelid dicot genus

Part of: Betulaceae, birch family, family Betulaceae

Encyclopedia: Corylus