The edible nuts produced by hazel shrubs and trees; small, hard-shelled nuts prized in cooking and confectionery.
Compound noun from 'hazel' (the tree) plus 'nuts,' using the Old English/Germanic root 'hæsel' for the tree species.
Hazelnuts have been food for humans for 9,000 years—Mesolithic middens across northern Europe are full of their shells, making this one of humanity's oldest reliable food sources.
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