avellan

adjective

avel·​lan ə-ˈve-lən 

variants or avellane

ə-ˈve-ˌlān 

ˈa-və-ˌlān

of a heraldic cross

: having the four arms shaped like conventionalized filberts see cross illustration

Word History

Etymology

Latin abellana, avellana filbert, from feminine of Abellanus of Abella, from Abella, ancient town in Italy

First Known Use

1610, in the meaning defined above