Witch Hazel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Witch Hazel	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Witch Hazel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
witch hazel n any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion Synonym(s): witch hazel, witch hazel plant, wych hazel, wych hazel plant lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant Synonym(s): witch hazel, wych hazel
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hazel \Ha"zel\, n. [OE. hasel, AS. h[91]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 {C. avellana}, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American species are {C. Americana}, which produces the common hazelnut, and {C. rostrata}. See {Filbert}. --Gray. 2. A miner's name for freestone. --Raymond. {Hazel earth}, soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam. {Hazel grouse} (Zo[94]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}.