hamamelis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel
    genus Hamamelis.

WordNet

Ham`a*me"lis noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. a kind of medlar or service tree; at the same time + an apple, any tree fruit.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of plants which includes the witch-hazel (Hamamelis Virginica), a preparation of which is used medicinally.

Webster 1913