Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corkscrew hazel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: corkscrew -hazel
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cultivated variety of the common hazel, Corylus avellana 'Contorta', on which the trunk and branches grow in an irregular corkscrew-like manner.

Inflected Forms

corkscrew hazels (plural)

Questions

What does corkscrew hazel mean?: A cultivated variety of the common hazel, Corylus avellana 'Contorta', on which the trunk and branches grow in an irregular corkscrew-like manner.

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