hamamelis

British  

/ ˌhæməˈmiːlɪs /

noun

1. any of several trees or shrubs constituting the hamameliaceous genus Hamamelis , native to E Asia and North America and cultivated as ornamentals See witch hazel

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Example Sentences

Her sites’ dozens of witch-hazels, or hamamelis, produce yellow, red or orange flowers as early as January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2015

A lotion of one ounce glycerine, one ounce rose-water, ten drops of carbolic acid, and forty drops of hamamelis, is excellent to use on the hands before they are dried each time they are washed.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous

A pungent odour exactly like that of extract of hamamelis met his nostrils.

From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward

And where did the Gordons keep their hamamelis bottle?

From The Camerons of Highboro by Gilchrist, Beth Bradford

Eighteen genera compose the sub-tropical family in which hamamelis is the type.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen