SINCE 1828
Japanese witch hazel
nounDefinition of Japanese witch hazel
: a Japanese shrub or small tree (Hamamelis japonica) that resembles the American witch hazel but bears reddish yellow flowers in midwinter and that is used as an ornamental
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