HyperDic: witch_hazel_plant

English > 1 sense of the expression witch hazel plant:
NOUNplantwitch hazel plant, witch hazel, wych hazel, wych hazel plantany of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis
English > witch hazel plant: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion.
Synonymswitch hazel, wych hazel, wych hazel plant
Member ofHamamelis, genus Hamamelisdeciduous shrubs or small trees
NarrowerVirginian witch hazel, Hamamelis virginianaCommon shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen
vernal witch hazel, Hamamelis vernalisfragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very small flowers from midwinter to spring
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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