witch-hazel
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈwitch-ˌhazel noun [countable, uncountable] MDa substance used for treating small wounds on the skin, or the tree that produces it 〔用于治疗皮肤小创伤的〕金缕梅酊剂；金缕梅（树）
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witch-hazel• So Clarins created Eye Contour Gel with plant extracts from camomile, cornflower, marigold, soothing mallow and astringent witch-hazel.Origin witch-hazel (1700-1800) witch-hazel type of elm tree ((16-19 centuries)), from witch “tree with bendy branches” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English wice, wicˈwitch-ˌhazel nounChineseSyllable
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witch-hazel
ˈwitch-ˌhazel
noun [uncountable and countable]
ˈwitch-ˌhazel
noun [uncountable and countable] Date: 1700-1800
Origin: witch-hazel type of elm tree (16-19 centuries), from witch 'tree with bendy branches' (11-19 centuries), from Old English wice, wic
a substance used for treating small wounds on the skin, or the tree that produces it
Origin: witch-hazel type of elm tree (16-19 centuries), from witch 'tree with bendy branches' (11-19 centuries), from Old English wice, wic