Definition of Genus Hamamelis

1. Noun. Deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Hamamelis

genus Haemoproteus
genus Haemulon
genus Hakea
genus Halcyon
genus Haldea
genus Halenia
genus Halesia
genus Haliaeetus
genus Halicoeres
genus Halimodendron
genus Haliotis
genus Halocarpus
genus Halogeton
genus Hamamelidanthum
genus Hamamelidoxylon
genus Hamamelis (current term)
genus Hamamelites
genus Hamelia
genus Haminoea
genus Haplopappus
genus Hardenbergia
genus Harpia
genus Harpullia
genus Harrisia
genus Hatiora
genus Hazardia
genus Hedeoma
genus Hedera
genus Hedysarum
genus Helenium

Literary usage of Genus Hamamelis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"WYCH-HAZEL, the common name of the species of the genus Hamamelis, ... The genus Hamamelis has a 4-lobed calyx furnished with three or four scales on the ..."

2. The Shrubs of Northeastern America by Charles Stedman Newhall (1893)
"genus Hamamelis (Witch Hazel). Genus Aralia (Angelica Tree). Genus Cornus (Dogwoods or Cornels). Genus Sambucus (Elders). Genus Viburnum (Arrow- woods, etc. ..."

3. Pennsylvania Trees by Joseph Simon Illick, Pennsylvania Dept. of Forestry (1914)
"The genus Hamamelis comprises 3 species, 2 of which are found lu eastern Asia and 1 described here. FORM—A small-tree or shrub sometimes reaching a height ..."

4. The Chicago Medical Journal and Examiner (1884)
"2 genera, 2 species: genus Hamamelis (Witch Hazel). H. Virginiana. Medical properties:- Bark and leaves—astringent, tonic, sedative, ..."

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