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Definition: Hamamelis

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel.[Wordnet]
2. A genus of plants which includes the witch-hazel (Hamamelis Virginica), a preparation of which is used medicinally.[Websters].

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Date "Hamamelis" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references)

Etymology:Hamamelis \Ham`a*me"lis\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression a kind of medlar or service tree; at the same time an apple, any tree fruit.]. (references)

Common Expressions: Hamamelis

Expressions Definition
Genus Hamamelis Deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Hamamelis vernalis Fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very small flowers from midwinter to spring. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Hamamelis virginiana Common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Topics by Level of Interest: Hamamelis

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Hamamelis virginiana 9     Hamamelis mollis 5
Hamamelis vernalis 7     Hamamelis vernalis 7
Hamamelis mollis 5     Hamamelis virginiana 9

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Translations: Hamamelis

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Central Danish troldnoed (hamamelis, witch hazel). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, hamamelis. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 北美金缕梅 (hamamelis). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, hamamelis. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish troldnoed (hamamelis, witch hazel). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, hamamelis. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk troldnoed (hamamelis, witch hazel). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, hamamelis. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Hamamelis (Hamamelis, witch hazel), Zauberstrauch (Hamamelis), Hexenhasel (Hamamelis). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, hamamelis. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch hamamelis (hamamelis), Virginische hamamelis (hamamelis, witch hazel), toverhazelaar (hamamelis, witch hazel). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, hamamelis. (volunteer & more translations)
Français hamamélis (Hamamelis, Hamamelis virginiana, witch hazel), hamamélis de Virginie (Hamamelis, witch hazel). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, hamamelis. (volunteer & more translations)
French hamamélis (Hamamelis, Hamamelis virginiana, witch hazel), hamamélis de Virginie (Hamamelis, witch hazel). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, hamamelis. (volunteer & more translations)
German Hamamelis (Hamamelis, witch hazel), Zauberstrauch (Hamamelis), Hexenhasel (Hamamelis). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, hamamelis. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek αμάμιλης η βιργίνιος (hamamelis, witch hazel). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, hamamelis. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) amamilis i virynios (hamamelis, witch hazel). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, hamamelis. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Hamamelis (Hamamelis, witch hazel), Zauberstrauch (Hamamelis), Hexenhasel (Hamamelis). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, hamamelis. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Hamamelis (Hamamelis, witch hazel), Zauberstrauch (Hamamelis), Hexenhasel (Hamamelis). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, hamamelis. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese マンサク (witch hazel, hamamelis), 万作 (hamamelis japonica, witch hazel, Hamamelis mollis), まんさく (bumper crop, Hamamelis japonica, Hamamelis mollis). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, hamamelis. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland troldnoed (hamamelis, witch hazel). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, hamamelis. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish hamamelis (hamamelis, witch hazel). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, hamamelis. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Hamamelis

Language Translations for “hamamelis” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin amamelishay (hamamelis). Additional references: Pig Latin, hamamelis. (volunteer)
Terran B hamamnaisl (hamamelis). Additional references: Terran B, hamamelis. (volunteer)
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Ancestral and Extinct Language Translations: Hamamelis

Language Period Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Latin 500 BCE - 1700 Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel, hamamelis, witch-hazel). Additional references: Latin, hamamelis. (volunteer)
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