Meaning & use
Filbert
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A hazelnut, especially a cultivated variety with an elongated shell; also, the tree or shrub that produces it.
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The pie was topped with a crumble of toasted filberts.
Oregon produces the majority of the filberts grown in the United States.
A note on using this word
The name is said to derive from St. Philibert, whose feast day in late August falls around the time the nuts ripen in parts of Europe.
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hazelnutcobnut
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