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Hamamelis

Hamamelis \Ham`a*me"lis\ (h[a^]m`[.a]*m[=e]"l[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "amamhli`s a kind of medlar or service tree; "a`ma at the same time + mh^lon an apple, any tree fruit.] (Bot.) A genus of plants which includes the witch-hazel ( Hamamelis Virginica), a preparation of which is used medicinally.

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hamamelis

n. (context botany English) Any of the flowering plant genus ''Hamamelis'', the witch hazels.

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Ergot, in teaspoonful doses of the fluid extract, hamamelis, and gallic acid, all are valuable for this purpose.