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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel;
[syn: Hamamelis, genus Hamamelis]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hamamelis \Ham`a*me"lis\ (h[a^]m`[.a]*m[=e]"l[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "amamhli`s a kind of medlar or service tree; "a`ma at the same time + mh^lon an apple, any tree fruit.] (Bot.) A genus of plants which includes the witch-hazel (Hamamelis Virginica), a preparation of which is used medicinally. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Hamamelis n 1: deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel [syn: Hamamelis, genus Hamamelis]