'Hamamelis' definitions:
Definition of 'Hamamelis'
(from WordNet)
noun
Deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel [syn: Hamamelis, genus Hamamelis]
Definition of 'Hamamelis'
From: GCIDE
- Hamamelis \Ham`a*me"lis\ (h[a^]m`[.a]*m[=e]"l[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "amamhli`s a kind of medlar or service tree; "a`ma at the same time + mh^lon an apple, any tree fruit.] (Bot.) A genus of plants which includes the witch-hazel ({Hamamelis Virginica}), a preparation of which is used medicinally. [1913 Webster]