witch hazel (Amer.)
n.
wychhazel, type of flowering tree; astringent solution containing an extract from the witch hazel tree
Witch hazel
Witch-hazel
Witch-hazel (Hamamelis) is a
genus of four species of
flowering plants in the family
Hamamelidaceae, with two species in
North America (H. virginiana and H. vernalis), and one each in
Japan (H. japonica) and
China (H. mollis). They are
deciduous shrubs or (rarely) small
trees growing to 3-8 m tall, rarely to 12 m tall. The
leaves are alternately arranged, oval, 4-16 cm long and 3-11 cm broad, with a smooth or wavy margin. The horticultural name means "together with fruit"; its fruit, flowers, and next year's leaf buds all appear on the branch simultaneously, a rarity among trees. The
flowers are sometimes produced on the leafless stems in winter, thus one alternative name for the plant, "Winterbloom". Each flower has four slender strap-shaped petals 1-2 cm long, pale to dark yellow, orange, or red. The
fruit is a two-part
capsule 1 cm long, containing a single 5 mm glossy black seed in each of the two parts; the capsule splits explosively at maturity in the autumn about 8 months after flowering, ejecting the seeds with sufficient force to fly for distances of up to 10 m, thus another alternative name "Snapping Hazel".
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Witch hazel
witch hazel
Noun
1. any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion
(synonym) wych hazel
(hypernym) shrub, bush
(hyponym) Virginian witch hazel, Hamamelis virginiana
(member-holonym) Hamamelis, genus Hamamelis
2. lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant
(synonym) wych hazel
(hypernym) lotion, application
Witch-hazel
(n.)
The wych-elm.
(n.)
An American shrub or small tree (Hamamelis Virginica), which blossoms late in autumn.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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