witch hazel (English, noun)
expansion: witch hazel (countable and uncountable, plural witch hazels)
Senses:
glosses: Any of several small deciduous trees, of the genus Hamamelis, having yellow flowers
Hamamelis virginiana (eastern North America)
tags: US
countable
uncountable
glosses: Any of several small deciduous trees, of the genus Hamamelis, having yellow flowers
Hamamelis vernalis (Ozarks).
tags: US
countable
uncountable
glosses: An extract of the bark and/or leaves of this plant, used as an astringent
tags: uncountable
glosses: A wych-elm, or a certain subspecies of it distinguished from wych-elm.
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
glosses: hornbeam, Carpinus betulus
tags: Essex
countable
obsolete
uncountable
Forms:
form: witch hazels
tags: plural
form: witch-hazel
tags: alternative
form: wych-hazel
tags: alternative
form: wych-hasel
tags: alternative
form: wych hazel
tags: alternative
form: witch-hasel
tags: alternative
form: wych hasel
tags: alternative
form: witch hasel
tags: alternative
form: witch-hasell
tags: alternative
form: wych-hasell
tags: alternative
form: witch-hazell
tags: alternative
form: wych-hazell
tags: alternative