filbert
noun/ˈfɪlbət/
/ˈfɪlbərt/
(especially North American English)- a type of hazel tree that produces oval nuts, also called filbertsWord OriginMiddle English fylberd, from Anglo-Norman French philbert, dialect French noix de filbert (so named because it is ripe about 20 August, the feast day of St Philibert).
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