| NOUN | plant | wych hazel, witch hazel, witch hazel plant, wych hazel plant | any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis |
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| artifact | wych hazel, witch hazel | lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant |
| Meaning | Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion. | |
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| Synonyms | witch hazel, witch hazel plant, wych hazel plant | |
| Member of | Hamamelis, genus Hamamelis | deciduous shrubs or small trees |
| Narrower | Virginian witch hazel, Hamamelis virginiana | Common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen |
| vernal witch hazel, Hamamelis vernalis | fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very small flowers from midwinter to spring | |
| Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
| Meaning | lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant. | |
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| Synonym | witch hazel | |
| Broader | lotion, application | liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin |
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