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    WITCH HAZEL

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plantplay

    Synonyms:

    witch hazel; wych hazel

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("witch hazel" is a kind of...):

    application; lotion (liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotionplay

    Synonyms:

    witch hazel; witch hazel plant; wych hazel; wych hazel plant

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("witch hazel" 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"):

    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" is a member of...):

    genus Hamamelis; Hamamelis (deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel)

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