nut tree vs hazel

hazel vs nut tree

nut tree and hazel both are nouns.

nut tree is not an adjective while hazel is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nut tree	Yes	No	No	No
hazel	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, hazel is a hyponym of nut tree; that is, hazel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nut tree:

nut tree: tree bearing edible nuts
hazel: any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk

Other hyponyms of nut tree include Cola acuminata, goora nut, kola, kola nut, kola nut tree, macadamia, macadamia tree, hazelnut, hazelnut tree, walnut, walnut tree, hickory, hickory tree, Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis, pecan, pecan tree, wing-nut, wing nut, Bertholletia excelsa, brazil-nut tree, brazil nut, Anacardium occidentale, cashew, cashew tree, pistachio, pistachio tree, Pistacia vera.

nut tree (noun)	hazel (noun)
tree bearing edible nuts	a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes
	any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
	Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts
	the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)

nut tree (adjective)	hazel (adjective)
	of a light brown or yellowish brown color

Difference between nut tree and hazel

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