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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 Europeplay

2. nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylusplay

  Familiarity information: COBNUT used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COBNUT (noun)


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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