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Filbert

The fruit of the Corylus Avellana or hazel. It is an oval nut, containing a kernel that has a mild, farinaceous, oily taste, agreeable to the palate.

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Hazel 76% connected

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 Amer…

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Hazelnut 76% connected

The nut of the hazel.

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Hazel 70% connected

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 Amer…

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Hazelnut 70% connected

The nut of the hazel.

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Cob 92% connected

The top or head of anything.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Cobnut 92% connected

A large roundish variety of the cultivated hazelnut.

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Hazelnut 92% connected

The nut of the hazel.

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Adventitious root noun · 78% connection

root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem

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Apomict noun · 78% connection

a plant that reproduces or is reproduced by apomixis

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Archespore noun · 78% connection

primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops

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Archesporium noun · 78% connection

primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops

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Agreeable adjective · 78% connection

Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful; as, agreeable manners or remarks; an agreeable person; fruit agreeable to…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, corylus, avellana, hazel, oval.
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Anchovy pear unknown · 78% connection

A West Indian fruit like the mango in taste, sometimes pickled; also, the tree (Grias cauliflora) bearing this fruit.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, corylus, avellana, hazel, oval.
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Apricot noun · 78% connection

A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linnaeus) which b…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, corylus, avellana, hazel, oval.
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Balmy adjective · 78% connection

mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, corylus, avellana, hazel, oval.
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Bantingism noun · 78% connection

A method of reducing corpulence by avoiding food containing much farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter; -- so called from William Ba…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, corylus, avellana, hazel, oval.
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Bittersweet noun · 78% connection

A climbing shrub, with oval coral-red berries (Solanum dulcamara); woody nightshade. The whole plant is poisonous, and has a taste at…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, corylus, avellana, hazel, oval.
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Breadroot noun · 78% connection

The root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta), found near the Rocky Mountains. It is usually oval in form, and abounds in farina…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, corylus, avellana, hazel, oval.
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Bromoform noun · 78% connection

A colorless liquid, CHBr3, having an agreeable odor and sweetish taste. It is produced by the simultaneous action of bromine and caust…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, corylus, avellana, hazel, oval.
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Calamander wood unknown · 78% connection

A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a species of…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, corylus, avellana, hazel, oval.
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Coquilla nut noun · 78% connection

nut having a hard hazel-brown shell used like vegetable ivory

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, corylus, avellana, hazel, oval.
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Delicate adjective · 78% connection

Pleasing to the senses; refinedly agreeable; hence, adapted to please a nice or cultivated taste; nice; fine; elegant; as, a delicate…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, corylus, avellana, hazel, oval.
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Drupe noun · 78% connection

A fruit consisting of pulpy, coriaceous, or fibrous exocarp, without valves, containing a nut or stone with a kernel. The exocarp is s…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, corylus, avellana, hazel, oval.
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Durion noun · 78% connection

The fruit of the durio. It is oval or globular, and eight or ten inches long. It has a hard prickly rind, containing a soft, cream-col…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, corylus, avellana, hazel, oval.
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Emulsify verb · 78% connection

To convert into an emulsion; to form an emulsion; to reduce from an oily substance to a milky fluid in which the fat globules are in a…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, corylus, avellana, hazel, oval.
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Farinaceous adjective · 78% connection

Like meal; mealy; pertainiing to meal; as, a farinaceous taste, smell, or appearance.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, corylus, avellana, hazel, oval.
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Hamamelis noun · 78% connection

A genus of plants which includes the witch-hazel (Hamamelis Virginica), a preparation of which is used medicinally.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, corylus, avellana, hazel, oval.
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Lanseh noun · 78% connection

The small, whitish brown fruit of an East Indian tree (Lansium domesticum). It has a fleshy pulp, with an agreeable subacid taste.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, corylus, avellana, hazel, oval.
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Lemon noun · 78% connection

An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is produced by a tropical tree of th…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fruit, corylus, avellana, hazel, oval.
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