hazel

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

name applied in Victoria to the tree Pomaderris apetala, Labill., N.O. Rhamnaceae.

1889. J. H. Maiden. `Useful Native Plants,' p. 590:

«Called `hazel' in `Victoria. A tall shrub, or small tree.The wood is excellent, of a beautiful satiny texture, andadapted for carvers' and turners' work. [Grows in] all thecolonies except Western Australia and Queensland.»

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