witch hazel
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noun \ˈwich-ˌhā-zəl\Definition of WITCH HAZEL
1
: any of a genus (Hamamelis of the family Hamamelidaceae, the witch-hazel family) of shrubs or small trees with slender-petaled usually yellow flowers borne in late fall or early spring; especially : one (H. virginiana) of eastern North America that blooms in the fall
2
: an alcoholic solution of a distillate of the bark of a witch hazel (H. virginiana) used as a soothing and mildly astringent lotion
See Origin of WITCH HAZEL
witch, a tree with pliant branches, from Middle English wyche, from Old English wice; probably akin to Old English wīcan to yield — more at weak
First Known Use: circa 1760
witch ha·zel
noun \ˈwich-ˌhā-zəl\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of WITCH HAZEL
1
: any small tree or shrub of the genus Hamamelis; especially : one (Hamamelis virginiana) of eastern North America that blooms in the fall
2
: an alcoholic solution of a distillate of the bark of a witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) used as a soothing and mildly astringent lotion
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