Meaning Of The Word Witch hazel

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What's The Definition Of Witch hazel?

witch hazel
uncountable noun: Witch hazel is a liquid that you put on your skin if it is sore or damaged, in order to help it to heal.

witch hazel in American English
any of a genus (Hamamelis) of small North American and Asiatic trees and shrubs of the witch hazel family; esp., a tall shrub (H. virginiana) of E North America, having yellow, wavy-petaled flowers in late autumn and woody fruit
noun: a shrub, Hamamelis virginiana, of eastern North America, having toothed, egg-shaped leaves and small, yellow flowers

witch hazel in British English
noun: any of several trees and shrubs of the genus Hamamelis, esp H. virginiana, of North America, having ornamental yellow flowers and medicinal properties: family Hamamelidaceae

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