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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hamamélis m (plural hamamélis)
- the witch hazel plant
- 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.
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- French terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
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- French terms derived from Ancient Greek
- French terms with mute h
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