Witch hazel

Witch hazel
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. [1913 Webster]

{Hazel earth}, soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam.

{Hazel grouse} (Zo["o]l.), 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]


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  • witch hazel — n. [altered (infl. by WITCH) < wyche hazel < ME wyche < OE wice, applied to trees with pliant branches, akin to ON veikr, WEAK] 1. any of a genus (Hamamelis) of small North American and Asiatic trees and shrubs of the witch hazel family; …   English World dictionary

  • witch-hazel — witch .hazel n [U and C] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: witch hazel type of elm tree (16 19 centuries), from witch tree with bendy branches (11 19 centuries), from Old English wice, wic] a substance used for treating small wounds on the skin, or the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Witch-hazel — Witch ha zel, n. [See {Wych elm}, and {Hazel}.] (Bot.) The wych elm. (b) An American shrub or small tree ({Hamamelis Virginica}), which blossoms late in autumn. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • witch hazel — (Amer.) n. wychhazel, type of flowering tree; astringent solution containing an extract from the witch hazel tree …   English contemporary dictionary

  • witch hazel — (also wych hazel) ► NOUN 1) a shrub with fragrant yellow or orange flowers. 2) an astringent lotion made from the bark and leaves of this plant. ORIGIN for wych, see WYCH ELM(Cf. ↑W) …   English terms dictionary

  • witch hazel — witch ,hazel noun 1. ) uncount a liquid used for rubbing on small cuts or injuries 2. ) count or uncount a small tree with yellow flowers that have a pleasant smell …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • witch hazel — 1540s, probably from O.E. wice wych elm (from wican to bend ) + hæsel, used for any bush of the pine family. The North American bush, from which a soothing lotion is made, was so called from 1670s …   Etymology dictionary

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