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hazelnut vs American hazel

American hazel vs hazelnut

hazelnut and American hazel both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hazelnut Yes No No No
American hazel Yes No No No
As nouns, American hazel is a hyponym of hazelnut; that is, American hazel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hazelnut:
  • hazelnut: any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
  • American hazel: nut-bearing shrub of eastern North America
hazelnut (noun) American hazel (noun)
nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus nut-bearing shrub of eastern North America
any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
Difference between hazelnut and American hazel

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