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hamamelis

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hamamelis [ˌhæməˈmiːlɪs]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several trees or shrubs constituting the hamameliaceous genus Hamamelis, native to E Asia and North America and cultivated as ornamentals See witch hazel
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Noun1.hamamelis - deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazelHamamelis - deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel
genus Hamamelis
plant genus - a genus of plants
family Hamamelidaceae, Hamamelidaceae, witch-hazel family - comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera
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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Grow them in the herbaceous border or a winter border under shrubs, below hamamelis (witch hazel), which is twiggy in winter, or in a mixed border.
Gardens: Add colour to winter gardens by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Grow them in the herbaceous border or a winter border under shrubs, under hamamelis (witch hazel), which is twiggy in winter, or in a mixed border.
gardening by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
Look out for cornus, kerria and salix species and hybrids for bark colour and choose from one of the following to guarantee a splash of winter flower colour - hamamelis, lonicera x purpusii, mahonia, chimonanthus, viburnum bodnantense and sarcococca - all with scented flowers.
Do it this week . . . Notebook Best of the Bunch Frankincense and ... by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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