Ma'anar ƙamus na "beked hazelnut" yana nufin itace ko ƙaramin itace (sunan kimiyya: Corylus cornuta) wanda asalinsa ne a Arewacin Amurka. Yana samar da ƙwaya masu cin abinci waɗanda aka rufe a cikin husk tare da tsawo na tubular ("ƙuƙwal") a ƙarshe. An ba wa hazelnut suna saboda wannan siffa ta musamman mai kama da baki akan huskar goro. Sau da yawa ana shuka shrub a matsayin tsire-tsire na ado a cikin lambuna da gyaran gyare-gyare na halitta, kuma a wasu lokuta ana amfani da itacensa don aikin itace da yin kwanduna.