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Hamamelis virginiana

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Noun1.Hamamelis virginiana - common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallenHamamelis virginiana - common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen
witch hazel, witch hazel plant, wych hazel, wych hazel plant - any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion


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Included are all the species and cultivars of witch hazel except the fall flowering common witch hazel, hamamelis Virginiana, and the cornelian cherry (cornus mas), all of the forsythias, the close relative of forsythia abeliophyllum often called "the white flowered forsythia," spicebush, honeysuckles that have already bloomed and the shrub quinces.
The species used for medical purposes is Virginian witch-hazel, Hamamelis virginiana, but two other species and their many varieties are more impressive in gardens.
 
 
 
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