Useful english dictionary. 2012.
wych hazel — noun 1. any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion • Syn: ↑witch hazel, ↑witch hazel plant, ↑wych hazel plant • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
witch hazel plant — noun any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion • Syn: ↑witch hazel, ↑wych hazel, ↑wych hazel plant • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
witch hazel — noun 1. any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion • Syn: ↑witch hazel plant, ↑wych hazel, ↑wych hazel plant • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
vernal witch hazel — noun fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very small flowers from midwinter to spring • Syn: ↑Hamamelis vernalis • Hypernyms: ↑witch hazel, ↑witch hazel plant, ↑wych hazel, ↑wych hazel plant * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Virginian witch hazel — noun common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen • Syn: ↑Hamamelis virginiana • Hypernyms: ↑witch hazel, ↑witch hazel plant, ↑wych hazel, ↑wych hazel plant … Useful english dictionary
wych-alder — n. an American plant, Fothergilla gardenii, with alder like leaves. * * * wychˈ alder noun Any of a genus of N American shrubs related to the witch hazel • • • Main Entry: ↑wych … Useful english dictionary
witch hazel — /wich hay zeuhl/ 1. a shrub, Hamamelis virginiana, of eastern North America, having toothed, egg shaped leaves and small, yellow flowers. Cf. witch hazel family. 2. a liquid extraction from the leaves or bark of this plant mixed with water and… … Universalium
witch hazel — (also wych hazel) ► NOUN 1) a shrub with fragrant yellow or orange flowers. 2) an astringent lotion made from the bark and leaves of this plant. ORIGIN for wych, see WYCH ELM(Cf. ↑W) … English terms dictionary
witch hazel — (also wych hazel) noun 1》 a shrub with fragrant yellow flowers. [Hamamelis virginiana (N. America) and other species.] 2》 an astringent lotion made from the bark and leaves of this plant. Origin C16: witch, var. of wych (see wych elm) … English new terms dictionary
witch hazel — witch ha•zel [[t]ˈwɪtʃ ˌheɪ zəl[/t]] for 2also [[t]ˌwɪtʃ ˈheɪ [/t]] n. 1) pln any small tree or shrub of the genus Hamamelis, esp. H. virginiana, of E North America, having toothed, egg shaped leaves and small, yellow flowers 2) an extract from… … From formal English to slang
