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COBNUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cobnut mean?
• COBNUT (noun)
The noun COBNUT has 2 senses:
1. small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe
2. nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
Familiarity information: COBNUT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
cobnut; Corylus avellana; Corylus avellana grandis; filbert
Hypernyms ("cobnut" is a kind of...):
hazel; hazelnut; hazelnut tree (any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
cob; cobnut; filbert; hazelnut
Hypernyms ("cobnut" is a kind of...):
edible nut (a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell)
Holonyms ("cobnut" is a part of...):
hazel; hazelnut; hazelnut tree (any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk)
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