avellane adj 1: pertaining to filberts or hazelnuts [syn: {avellan}, {avellane}]
Avellane \A*vel"lane\, a. [Cf. It. avellana a filbert, fr. L. Avella or Abella a city of Campania.] (Her.) In the form of four unhusked filberts; as, an avellane cross. [1913 Webster] Ave Maria