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witch-hazel

witch-hazel is the alternative spelling of witch hazel.

Meaning of witch hazel

Noun

witch hazel (countable and uncountable, plural witch hazels)

  1. (US) Hamamelis virginiana, native to eastern North America.
    Synonyms:
    American witch hazel
  2. (US) Hamamelis vernalis, native to the Ozarks.
  3. (uncountable) An extract of the bark and/or leaves of this plant, used as an astringent
  4. (obsolete) A wych-elm, or a certain subspecies of it distinguished from wych-elm.
  5. (Essex, obsolete) Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus).

Phrases with witch-hazel

Questions about witch-hazel

What is witch-hazel the alternative spelling of?
Witch-hazel is the alternative spelling of witch hazel.

Words near witch-hazel in the dictionary

  1. witch-doctors
  2. witch-elm
  3. witch-elms
  4. witch-finder
  5. witch-finders
  6. witch-hazel
  7. witch-hazel cone gall
  8. witch-hazel cone gall aphid
  9. witch-hazel cone gall aphids
  10. witch-hazel cone galls
  11. witch-hunt

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