hazel

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hazel
    adj 1: of a light brown or yellowish brown color
    n 1: Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-
         grained wood and bearing edible nuts [syn: {hazel}, {hazel
         tree}, {Pomaderris apetala}]
    2: the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and
       the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)
    3: any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus
       bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk [syn:
       {hazelnut}, {hazel}, {hazelnut tree}]
    4: a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a
       greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of
       someone's eyes

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hazel \Ha"zel\, a.
   1. Consisting of hazels, or of the wood of the hazel;
      pertaining to, or derived from, the hazel; as, a hazel
      wand.
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            I sit me down beside the hazel grove. --Keble.
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   2. Of a light brown color, like the hazelnut. "Thou hast
      hazel eyes." --Shak.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hazel \Ha"zel\ (h[=a]"z'l), n. [OE. hasel, AS. h[ae]sel; akin to
   D. hazelaar, G. hazel, OHG. hasal, hasala, Icel. hasl, Dan &
   Sw. hassel, L. corylus, for cosylus.]
   1. (Bot.) A shrub or small tree of the genus {Corylus}, as
      the {Corylus avellana}, bearing a nut containing a kernel
      of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American
      species are {Corylus Americana}, which produces the common
      hazelnut, and {Corylus rostrata}. See {Filbert}. --Gray.
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   2. A miner's name for freestone. --Raymond.
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   {Hazel earth}, soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam.
      

   {Hazel grouse} (Zool.), a European grouse ({Bonasa
      betulina}), allied to the American ruffed grouse.

   {Hazel hoe}, a kind of grub hoe.

   {Witch hazel}. See {Witch-hazel}, and {Hamamelis}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

colorful \colorful\ adj.
   1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}.

   Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
         shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing};
         {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,
         empurpled}]

   Syn: colourful.
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   2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of {colorless}
      or {dull}. [Narrower terms: {brave, fine, gay, glorious};
      {flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained}; {flashy, gaudy,
      jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty}; {picturesque}]
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   3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
      as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of {colorless} and
      {monochrome}.

   Note: [Narrower terms: {tinted}; {touched, tinged}; {amber,
         brownish-yellow, yellow-brown}; {amethyst}; {auburn,
         reddish-brown}; {aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden};
         {azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue}; {bicolor,
         bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome}; {blue,
         bluish, light-blue, dark-blue}; {blushful,
         blush-colored, rosy}; {bottle-green}; {bronze, bronzy};
         {brown, brownish, dark-brown}; {buff}; {canary,
         canary-yellow}; {caramel, caramel brown}; {carnation};
         {chartreuse}; {chestnut}; {dun}; {earth-colored,
         earthlike}; {fuscous}; {green, greenish, light-green,
         dark-green}; {jade, jade-green}; {khaki}; {lavender,
         lilac}; {mauve}; {moss green, mosstone}; {motley,
         multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
         painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
         varicolored, varicoloured}; {mousy, mouse-colored};
         {ocher, ochre}; {olive-brown}; {olive-drab}; {olive};
         {orange, orangish}; {peacock-blue}; {pink, pinkish};
         {purple, violet, purplish}; {red, blood-red, carmine,
         cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
         scarlet}; {red, reddish}; {rose, roseate}; {rose-red};
         {rust, rusty, rust-colored}; {snuff, snuff-brown,
         snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
         snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown}; {sorrel,
         brownish-orange}; {stone, stone-gray}; {straw-color,
         straw-colored, straw-coloured}; {tan}; {tangerine};
         {tawny}; {ultramarine}; {umber}; {vermilion,
         vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red}; {yellow, yellowish};
         {yellow-green}; {avocado}; {bay}; {beige}; {blae
         bluish-black or gray-blue)}; {coral}; {creamy}; {cress
         green, cresson, watercress}; {hazel}; {honey,
         honey-colored}; {hued(postnominal)}; {magenta};
         {maroon}; {pea-green}; {russet}; {sage, sage-green};
         {sea-green}] [Also See: {chromatic}, {colored}, {dark},
         {light}.]

   Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).
        [WordNet 1.5]

from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

Hazel
Heb. luz, (Gen. 30:37), a nutbearing tree. The Hebrew word is
rendered in the Vulgate by amygdalinus, "the almond-tree," which
is probably correct. That tree flourishes in Syria.

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Hazel, KY (city, FIPS 35380)
  Location: 36.50536 N, 88.32599 W
  Population (1990): 460 (215 housing units)
  Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 42049
Hazel, SD (town, FIPS 27940)
  Location: 44.75795 N, 97.38015 W
  Population (1990): 103 (46 housing units)
  Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 57242

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Hazel, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
   Population (2000):    105
   Housing Units (2000): 44
   Land area (2000):     0.244571 sq. miles (0.633437 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.244571 sq. miles (0.633437 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            27940
   Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
   Location:             44.758926 N, 97.380800 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     57242
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Hazel, SD
    Hazel

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Hazel, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
   Population (2000):    440
   Housing Units (2000): 223
   Land area (2000):     0.379210 sq. miles (0.982149 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.379210 sq. miles (0.982149 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            35380
   Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
   Location:             36.504658 N, 88.325443 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     42049
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Hazel, KY
    Hazel