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witch hazel
(encz) | witch hazel, |
Witch hazel
(gcide) | Hazel \Ha"zel\ (h[=a]"z'l), n. [OE. hasel, AS. h[ae]sel; akin to
D. hazelaar, G. hazel, OHG. hasal, hasala, Icel. hasl, Dan &
Sw. hassel, L. corylus, for cosylus.]
1. (Bot.) A shrub or small tree of the genus Corylus, as
the Corylus avellana, bearing a nut containing a kernel
of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American
species are Corylus Americana, which produces the common
hazelnut, and Corylus rostrata. See Filbert. --Gray.
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2. A miner's name for freestone. --Raymond.
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Hazel earth, soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam.
Hazel grouse (Zool.), a European grouse ({Bonasa
betulina}), allied to the American ruffed grouse.
Hazel hoe, a kind of grub hoe.
Witch hazel. See Witch-hazel, and Hamamelis.
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witch hazel
(wn) | witch hazel
n 1: any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark
yields an astringent lotion [syn: witch hazel, {witch
hazel plant}, wych hazel, wych hazel plant]
2: lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution
containing an extract from the witch hazel plant [syn: {witch
hazel}, wych hazel] |
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vernal witch hazel
(encz) | vernal witch hazel, n: |
witch hazel
(encz) | witch hazel, |
vernal witch hazel
(wn) | vernal witch hazel
n 1: fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very
small flowers from midwinter to spring [syn: {vernal witch
hazel}, Hamamelis vernalis] |
virginian witch hazel
(wn) | Virginian witch hazel
n 1: common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow
flowers after the leaves have fallen [syn: {Virginian witch
hazel}, Hamamelis virginiana] |
witch hazel
(wn) | witch hazel
n 1: any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark
yields an astringent lotion [syn: witch hazel, {witch
hazel plant}, wych hazel, wych hazel plant]
2: lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution
containing an extract from the witch hazel plant [syn: {witch
hazel}, wych hazel] |
witch hazel plant
(wn) | witch hazel plant
n 1: any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark
yields an astringent lotion [syn: witch hazel, {witch
hazel plant}, wych hazel, wych hazel plant] |
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