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filbert — [fil′bərt] n. [ME filberde, philliberd, prob. via NormFr ( noix de) filbert, (nut of) Philibert, after St. Philibert, whose feast came in the nutting season] 1. the edible nut of a hazel, esp. of a cultivated European tree (Corylus avellana or C … English World dictionary
filbert — n. 1 the cultivated hazel, Corylus maxima, bearing edible ovoid nuts. 2 this nut. Etymology: ME philliberd etc. f. AF philbert, dial. F noix de filbert, a nut ripe about St Philibert s day (20 Aug.) … Useful english dictionary
