hamamélis
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔μᾰμηλῐ́ς (hămămēlĭ́s), coined by Jan Frederik Gronovius; composed of ἅμα (háma, “together”) and μῆλον (mêlon, “fruit, apple”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hamamélis m (plural hamamélis)
- the witch hazel plant
- witch hazel, an astringent compound derived from this shrub
Further reading
[edit]- “hamamélis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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