VERNAL WITCH HAZEL

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Meaning:

Fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very small flowers from midwinter to spring

Synonyms:

Hamamelis vernalis; vernal witch hazel

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("vernal witch hazel" is a kind of...):

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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