witch hazel

2 definitions found

witch hazel - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     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]

witch hazel - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  witch hazel
      n 1: 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]
      2: lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution
         containing an extract from the witch hazel plant [syn: witch   hazel
         , wych hazel]