1. a small tree or shrub that produces edible nuts
2. the light brown edible nut of the hazel tree

1. having a light brown color, especially of eyes

Examples

• The hazel trees in the garden were heavy with nuts in autumn.
• She cracked open a hazel and ate the sweet kernel inside.
• The recipe called for chopped hazels and chocolate chips.
• His hazel eyes sparkled in the sunlight.
• The artist mixed paint to match her hazel eye color.
• Wild hazels grew along the forest path.
• She gathered hazels from the ground beneath the trees.