avellano

noun

avel·​la·​no

ˌävəˈlänō,

ˌa-,

-vəlˈyä-

plural -s

: a Chilean tree (Gevuina avellana) of the family Proteaceae with tough wood, evergreen foliage, and white flowers succeeded by red fruit containing oily edible seeds

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from avellana hazelnut, filbert, from Latin abellana, avellana

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