avellan

adjective avel·lan \ə-ˈve-lən\

Definition of AVELLAN

of a heraldic cross

: having the four arms shaped like conventionalized filberts — see cross illustration

avel·lan or avel·lane \ə-ˈve-ˌlān, ˈa-və-ˌlān\

Latin abellana, avellana filbert, from feminine of Abellanus of Abella, from Abella, ancient town in Italy

First Known Use: 1610

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