Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Hamamelis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hamamelis \Ham`a*me"lis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a kind of medlar or
service tree; ? at the same time + ? an apple, any tree
fruit.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants which includes the witch-hazel ({Hamamelis
Virginica}), a preparation of which is used medicinally.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Hamamelis
n : deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel [syn: {Hamamelis},
{genus Hamamelis}]
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