hamamelis vernalis

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   fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very small flowers from midwinter to spring

   Synonymsvernal witch hazel

   Broaderwitch hazel

Questions about hamamelis vernalis

What does hamamelis vernalis mean?

hamamelis vernalis means "fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very small flowers from midwinter to spring".

What is another word for hamamelis vernalis?

Close synonyms include vernal witch hazel. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hamamelis vernalis a common word?

hamamelis vernalis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.