witch hazel family

noun

the plant family Hamamelidaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having alternate, simple leaves, flowers in clusters or heads, and fruit in the form of a double-beaked woody capsule, and including the sweet gum, witch alder, and witch hazel.

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This is a pretty and interesting shrub belonging to the more familiar witch hazel family.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs | A. D. Webster

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