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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HAMAMELIS

Ham `a *me "lis, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A genus of plants which includes the witch-hazel (Hamamelis Virginica ), a preparation of which is used medicinally.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hamamelis

ham a mel is |ˌhaməˈmēlis ˌhæməˈmilɪs | ▶noun technical name for witch hazel . ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: modern Latin (genus name ), from Greek hamamēlis ‘medlar. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

hamamelis

hamamelis |ˌhaməˈmiːlɪs | ▶noun the witch hazel. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: modern Latin (genus name ), from Greek hamamēlis ‘medlar ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Hamamelis

Ha ma me lis Substantiv, feminin , die |Hamam e lis |griechisch hamamēlís = Mispel Zaubernuss