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Hamamelis
Hamˊa-me′lis
(hămˊȧ-mē′lĭs)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ἁμαμηλίσ
a kind of medlar or service tree; ἄμα
at the same time + μῆλον
an apple, any tree fruit.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants which includes the witch-hazel (
Hamamelis Virginica
), a preparation of which is used medicinally. Definition 2024
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
See also: hamamelis
Translingual
Proper noun
Hamamelis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hamamelidaceae – witch hazel and related plants.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Saxifragales - order; Hamamelidaceae - family; Hamamelidoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Hamamelis intermedia, Hamamelis japonica, Hamamelis mollis, Hamamelis vernalis, Hamamelis virginiana - species
hamamelis
hamamelis
See also: Hamamelis
English
Noun
hamamelis (plural hamamelises)
- (botany) Any of the flowering plant genus Hamamelis, the witch hazels.