Noun: filbert fil-bu(r)t
- Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
"She sprinkled chopped filberts over the chocolate cake";
- hazelnut, cobnut, cob
- Small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe
"Filberts from their garden were perfect for making pralines";
- cobnut, Corylus avellana, Corylus avellana grandis
Derived forms: filberts
Type of: edible nut, hazel, hazelnut, hazelnut tree, nut
Part of: hazel, hazelnut, hazelnut tree
Encyclopedia: Filbert, West Virginia