Definitions

1. noun

a small deciduous tree or shrub with bright yellow bark, native to Europe and western Asia, and widely cultivated in other parts of the world for its nuts and timber.

“The hazel tree in our backyard provides us with delicious nuts every autumn.”

2. noun

a colour intermediate between brown and green.

“The paint colour on the wall is a lovely shade of hazel.”

3. verb

to cover or furnish with hazel

“The furniture was hazelled with a beautiful hazel finish.”

4. proper noun

a surname of English origin.

“Hazel is a common surname in the UK.”