"avellane" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: avellan [alternative]
Etymology: From Italian avellana (“filbert”), from Latin Avella or Abella, a city of Campania. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|avellana||filbert}} Italian avellana (“filbert”), {{der|en|la|Avella}} Latin Avella Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} avellane (not comparable)
  1. (heraldry) In the form of four unhusked filberts. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-avellane-en-adj-rGb53Cb8 Categories (other): Heraldry, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 8 35 40 3 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

Noun

Forms: avellanes [plural], avellan [alternative]
Etymology: From Italian avellana (“filbert”), from Latin Avella or Abella, a city of Campania. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|avellana||filbert}} Italian avellana (“filbert”), {{der|en|la|Avella}} Latin Avella Head templates: {{en-noun}} avellane (plural avellanes)
  1. (heraldry) An unhusked hazel filbert.
    Sense id: en-avellane-en-noun-MftbrC83 Categories (other): Heraldic charges Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

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