noun
- the edible nut of the hazel tree
- the hazel tree that produces filberts
Examples
- She cracked open a filbert and ate the sweet kernel inside.
- The recipe called for chopped filberts in the cake batter.
- Wild filberts grow abundantly in the Pacific Northwest.
- He gathered filberts from the tree in his backyard.
- The squirrels buried filberts to save for winter.
- Filberts are often used in European pastries and confections.