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Hamamelis
Hamˊa-me′lis
(hămˊȧ-mē′lĭs)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ἁμαμηλίσ
a kind of medlar or service tree; ἄμα
at the same time + μῆλον
an apple, any tree fruit.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants which includes the witch-hazel (
Hamamelis Virginica
), a preparation of which is used medicinally.