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Definition of Hamamelis virginiana
1. Noun. Common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen.
Generic synonyms: Witch Hazel, Witch Hazel Plant, Wych Hazel, Wych Hazel Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hamamelis Virginiana
Literary usage of Hamamelis virginiana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tree Guide: Trees East of the Rockies by Julia Ellen Rogers (1914)
"... WITCH HAZEL (Hamamelis virginiana, Linn.). Shrub to 45 feet. Short trunk and
loose, spreading head of small, zigzag branches. Bark brown, scaly, smooth. ..."
2. A Practical treatise on materia medica and therapeutics by John Vietch Shoemaker (1908)
"The British Pharmacopoeia directs "the dried bark of Hamamelis virginiana,"
and "the leaves, fresh and dried, of Hamamelis virginiana. ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"Hamamelis virginiana is perfectly hardy North, and the other species have proved
hardy at ... Witch-hazel, Hamamelis virginiana, showing flowers and fruits. ..."
4. Report (1905)
"... with patches of this young-tree-and- shrub zone fringing the swamp as shown
by the presence of Hamamelis virginiana, Corylus Americana, Prunus, etc. ..."
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