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witch hazel
witch hazel (plural witch hazels or witch hazel) or wych hazel (plural wych hazels or wych hazel)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. bush with yellow flowers: a tree or bush that has toothed egg-shaped leaves and blooms in autumn or winter. Flowers: small, yellow with strap-shaped petals. Genus Hamamelis.
2. soothing lotion: a mixture of water, alcohol, and extract from the bark and dried leaves of the witch hazel. Use: astringent, embrocation.
[< Old English wice (see wych elm)]
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