单词 | witch hazel |
释义 | witch hazel /wich" hay'zeuhl/ 1. a shrub, Hamamelis virginiana, of eastern North America, having toothed, egg-shaped leaves and small, yellow flowers. Cf. witch hazel family. 2. a liquid extraction from the leaves or bark of this plant mixed with water and alcohol, used externally as a liniment for inflammations and bruises and as an astringent. [1535-45; witch, var. of wych (see WYCH ELM)] |
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