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/

Noun

hamamélis m (plural hamamélis)

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

References

“hamamélis” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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