witchhazelとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

See 中期英語 wiche, from 古期英語 wiċe (“wych elm or rowan”), perhaps derived from the root of wīcan (“to give way”). Folk etymology refers to use by witches and other sorcerers of folkish magic using the plant in potions; however, compare German Zaubernuss (“witch hazel”, literally “magic nut”).

名詞

witch hazel (countable and uncountable, plural witch hazels)

1. (countable) Any of several small deciduous trees, of the genus Hamamelis, having yellow flowers
   1. (US) Hamamelis virginiana (eastern North America)
   2. (US) Hamamelis vernalis (Ozarks).
2. (uncountable) An extract of the bark and/or leaves of this plant, used as an astringent
3. (obsolete) A wych-elm, or a certain subspecies of it distinguished from wych-elm.
4. (obsolete, Essex) hornbeam, Carpinus betulus

同意語

• (Hamamelis virginiana): American witch hazel

派生語

• witch-hazel cone gall aphid (Hormaphis hamamelidis)

参考

• Witch-hazel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Witch hazel (astringent) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:Hamamelis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hamamelis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies