filbert

Meaning

1. The hazelnut.
2. The hazel tree.
3. A paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a curving, tongue-shaped head.

Synonyms

hazelnut

hazel

cobnut

cob

Corylus avellana

Corylus avellana grandis

nut-tree

nutwood

filbert-tree

nut

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɪlbət/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: filbert-note

In summary

Earlier filbert-nut, Philibert-nut, from Middle English filbert-note, from Anglo-Norman noix de filbert, so named because they are ripe near Saint Philibert’s Day.