καρύα

κᾰρύα [ῠ], ἡ,

• nut-bearing tree of various kinds, S. Fr. 759 (pl.), LXX Ca. 6.10(11), Plu. QConv. 2.647b, etc.; esp. hazel, Corylus Avellana, Thphr. HP 1.12.1, 3.2.3; κ. Περσική walnut, Juglans regia, ib. 3.6.2, 3.14.4; κ. Εὐβοϊκή sweet chestnut, Castanea vesca, ib. 5.4.2; κ. Ἡρακλεωτική filbert, variety of Corylus Avellana, ib. 1.3.3; -ῶτις ib. 3.3.8; cf. κάρυον.