Corylus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Corylus \Corylus\ n.
     a genus of deciduous monoecious nut-bearing shrubs or small
     trees: hazel; sometimes placed in the subfamily or family
     {Corylaceae}.
  
     Syn: genus {Corylus}.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Corylus
       n : deciduous monoecious nut-bearing shrubs of small trees:
           hazel; sometimes placed in the subfamily or family
           Corylaceae [syn: {genus Corylus}]