Witch hazel plant (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion
Synonyms:
witch hazel; witch hazel plant; wych hazel; wych hazel plant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("witch hazel plant" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "witch hazel plant"):
Hamamelis virginiana; Virginian witch hazel (common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen)
Hamamelis vernalis; vernal witch hazel (fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very small flowers from midwinter to spring)
Holonyms ("witch hazel plant" is a member of...):
genus Hamamelis; Hamamelis (deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel)