hamamélis

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔μᾰμηλῐ́ς (hamamēlís), coined by Jan Frederik Gronovius; composed of ἅμα (háma, “together”) and μῆλον (mêlon, “fruit, apple”).

Une branche de fleurs d'hamamélis - Hamamelis vernalis.

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /a.ma.me.li/

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Noun

hamamélis m (plural hamamélis)

1. the witch hazel plant
2. witch hazel, an astringent compound derived from this shrub

Further reading

• “hamamélis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.