Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of several deciduous shrubs or small trees of the genus Hamamelis, especially H. virginiana, of eastern North America, having yellow flowers that bloom in late autumn or winter.
- n. An alcoholic solution containing an extract of the bark and leaves of this plant, applied externally as a mild astringent.
Wiktionary
- n. botany Any of several small deciduous trees, of the genus Hamamelis, having yellow flowers
- n. US, botany Hamamelis virginiana (Eastern North America), especially, or Hamamelis vernalis (Ozarks).
- n. medicine An extract of the bark and/or leaves of this plant, used as an astringent
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. See Witch-hazel, and Hamamelis.
WordNet 3.0
- n. lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant
- n. any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion
Etymologies
- See Middle English wiche, Old English wice ("pliant, bendable, weak") (Wiktionary)
- Alteration of obsolete wych, wych elm; see wych elm + hazel. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Just continue to use that soothing Epifoam or line your pad with a couple witch hazel pads and take it easy for a couple weeks.”
“Toothaches were relieved by applying the hot, aromatic, and astringent leaves of witch hazel the “tooth-ache tree” to the teeth and gums or by applying a hot compress of animal fat and powdered corn.”
“What does help ease the pain are the tools your nurse will give you—a squirt bottle, witch hazel pads, and Epifoam.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘witch hazel’.
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Very familiar names, compound words and phrases containing HH or H H
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the herbalist
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I like : W
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chained_bear A North American shrub, Hamamelis virginica; also, an extract of the leaves and bark of this shrub, used as an astringent remedy. Feb 16, 2007