avellano

Definitions of avellano
  1. noun
    any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
  2. noun
    the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)
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    type of:
    madera
    the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
  3. noun
    Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts
    synonyms: avellanero
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    type of:
    árbol
    a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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