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noun
- Synonym of Chilean hazelnut (“Gevuina avellana”).
The avellano and some other trees are readily injured by frost if grown alone, but are common enough amid the forest, where the general foliage acts as a protection.
1899, William Anderson Smith, Temperate Chile: A Progressive Spain, page 245Synonyms: Chilean hazelnut
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nounSynonym of Chilean hazelnut (“Gevuina avellana”).
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- Italianavellano
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avellano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avellano
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“avellano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avellano. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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