See Also: witch hazel(dictionary)
witch-hazel(dictionary)
Witch-hazel(medicine)
witch hazel(medicine)
witch hazel family(encyclopedia)
Hazel(medicine)
hazel(2)(dictionary)
hazel(1)(dictionary)
Hazel (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Munsell, Hazel(medicine)

witch hazel (iou)



witch hazel noun phr. Also wych hazel. M16.
[from WITCH noun2 + HAZEL noun1.]
The wych elm, Ulmus glabra. M16.
A N. American shrub, Hamamelis virginica (family Hamamelidaceae), with yellow flowers; an extract of the leaves and bark of this shrub used to treat bruises, sprains, etc. Also, any other shrub of the genus Hamamelis, esp. the winter-flowering H. mollis, of China, and H. japonica, of Japan, both grown in gardens. Cf. HAMAMELIS. L17.