HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hamamelis virginiana mean? 

• HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA (noun)
  The noun HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA has 1 sense:

1. common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen

  Familiarity information: HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Hamamelis virginiana; Virginian witch hazel

Hypernyms ("Hamamelis virginiana" 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)

 Context examples 

A phytochemical-based toothpaste containing Calendula officinalis, Plantago major, Cochlearia armoracia, Hamamelis virginiana with potential soothing activity.

(Calendula officinalis/Plantago major/Cochlearia armoracia/Hamamelis virginiana Herbal Toothpaste, NCI Thesaurus)

Calendula officinalis/Plantago major/Cochlearia armoracia/ Hamamelis virginiana herbal toothpaste may relieve the discomfort associated with radiation-induced mucositis.

(Calendula officinalis/Plantago major/Cochlearia armoracia/Hamamelis virginiana Herbal Toothpaste, NCI Thesaurus)