'Witch hazel' definitions:

Definition of 'witch hazel'

noun

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]

noun

Lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant [syn: witch hazel, wych hazel]

From: 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. [1913 Webster]
2. A miner's name for freestone. --Raymond. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]