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witch hazels

witch hazels is the plural 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).

Questions about witch hazels

What is witch hazels the plural of?
Witch hazels is the plural of witch hazel.

Words near witch hazels in the dictionary

  1. witch grass
  2. witch grasses
  3. witch hat
  4. witch hats
  5. witch hazel
  6. witch hazels
  7. witch house
  8. witch hunt
  9. witch hunter
  10. witch hunters
  11. witch hunts

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