Definition of Hamamelites
:a genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of the witch hazel
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Hamamelites
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Ham·a·mel·i·tes
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ˌhaməˈmeləˌtēz
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-məˈlīt(ˌ)ēz
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Origin and Etymology of hamamelites
New Latin, from Hamamelis + -ites
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