hazel vs russet

hazel

adj
  • Of a greenish-brown colour. (often used to refer to eye colour) 

noun
  • The wood of a hazelnut tree. 

  • Freestone. 

  • The nut of the hazel tree. 

  • A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts. 

  • A greenish-brown colour, the colour of a ripe hazelnut. 

russet

adj
  • Having a reddish-brown color. 

  • The condition of leather when its treatment is complete, but it is not yet colored (stained) and polished. 

  • Rustic, homespun, coarse, plain. 

  • Having a rough skin that is reddish-brown or greyish; russeted. 

noun
  • A variety of apple with rough, russet-colored skin. 

  • A coarse, reddish-brown, homespun fabric; clothes made with such fabric. 

  • A reddish-brown color. 

  • A variety of potato with rough, dark gray-brown skin. 

verb
  • To develop reddish-brown spots; to cause russeting. 

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