hamamélis
French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔μᾰμηλῐ́ς (hamamēlís), coined by Jan Frederik Gronovius; composed of ἅμα (háma, “together”) and μῆλον (mêlon, “fruit, apple”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hamamélis m (plural hamamélis)
- the witch hazel plant
- witch hazel, an astringent compound derived from this shrub
Further reading edit
- “hamamélis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.