hazel

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Their findings show that temperate woodland species, including oak, elm, and hazel, were present much earlier than suggested by pollen records from Britain.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

The latest 'State of The Climate Report, external' published by the Met Office in 2025 revealed the flowering of hazel was almost 10 days earlier now than in the past.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The missile, named after the Russian word for hazel tree, was first fired on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro in 2024.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

She is described as being 5 feet 10 and weighing 140 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2024

She was sprawled, awkwardly, beneath the hazel tree, and she gazed up at Tristran with a scowl of complete unfriendliness.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman