A type of hazelnut or the hazel tree that produces it; particularly the cultivated variety grown in certain regions.
Named after Saint Filbert (or Saint Philibert), whose feast day falls during the hazelnut harvest season in August. The connection to the saint's name became associated with the nut itself.
Filberts are named after a saint—Saint Philibert—and you can still find villages in Normandy, France called 'Filbert Country' where the tradition of growing these nuts dates back over 1,000 years and is protected by law.
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