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
Witch-hazel cone gall aphid — Taxobox name = Witch hazel cone gall aphid regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hemiptera subordo = Homoptera superfamilia = Aphidoidea familia = Aphididae genus = Hormaphis species = H. hamamelidis binomial = Hormaphis… … Wikipedia
Witch hazel (astringent) — Witch hazel is an astringent produced from the leaves and bark of the North American Witch Hazel shrub ( Hamamelis virginiana ) which ranges from Nova Scotia west to Ontario, and south to Florida, and Texas… … Wikipedia
Witch hazel — is the name of:*Witch hazel: Hamamelis , a genus of decorative shrubs in North America and east Asia *Witch hazel (astringent): the astringent topical medicine derived from the Hamamelis plant *Witch Hazel (Disney): a Disney cartoon and comics… … Wikipedia
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
wych hazel plant — noun any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion • Syn: ↑witch hazel, ↑witch hazel plant, ↑wych hazel • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Witch-hazel — Taxobox name = Witch hazel image width = 240px image caption = Hamamelis virginiana regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Saxifragales familia = Hamamelidaceae genus = Hamamelis genus authority = Gronov. ex L.… … Wikipedia
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 family — 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. * … Universalium
witch hazel family — 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 … Useful english dictionary