From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwitch-hazelˈwitch-ˌhazel noun [countable, uncountable] MDa substance used for treating small wounds on the skin, or the tree that produces it
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witch-hazel• So Clarins created Eye Contour Gel with plant extracts from camomile, cornflower, marigold, soothing mallow and astringent witch-hazel.Origin witch-hazel (1700-1800) witch-hazel type of elm tree ((16-19 centuries)), from witch “tree with bendy branches” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English wice, wic 