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hamamelis

hamamelis noun: any of the flowering plant genus Hamamelis, the witch hazels.

hamamelis: any of the flowering plant genus Hamamelis, the witch hazels
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Noun

hamamelis (plural hamamelises)

  1. Any of the flowering plant genus Hamamelis, the witch hazels.

Forms of hamamelis

pluralhamamelises

Origin of hamamelis

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἁμαμηλίς (hamamēlís, “medlar”).

Questions about hamamelis

What does hamamelis mean?
Hamamelis means any of the flowering plant genus Hamamelis, the witch hazels.
What part of speech is hamamelis?
Hamamelis is a noun.
What is the plural of hamamelis?
The plural of hamamelis is hamamelises.

Words near hamamelis in the dictionary

  1. hamamelidaceous
  2. hamamelidid
  3. hamamelidids
  4. hamamelidin
  5. hamamelids
  6. hamamelis
  7. hamamelises
  8. hamamelitannin
  9. hamamelose
  10. Hamamoto
  11. Hamamotos

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