| hamamelidaceae | (n) comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera, Syn. witch-hazel family, family Hamamelidaceae |
| hamamelidae | (n) a group of chiefly woody plants considered among the most primitive of angiosperms; perianth poorly developed or lacking; flowers often unisexual and often in catkins and often wind pollinated; contains 23 families including the Betulaceae and Fagaceae (includes the Amentiferae); sometimes classified as a superorder, Syn. subclass Hamamelidae |
| hamamelidanthum | (n) genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region, Syn. genus Hamamelidanthum |
| hamamelid dicot family | (n) family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins |
| hamamelid dicot genus | (n) genus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins |
| hamamelidoxylon | (n) genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel, Syn. genus Hamamelidoxylon |
| hamamelis | (n) deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel, Syn. genus Hamamelis |
| hamamelites | (n) genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of the witch hazel, Syn. genus Hamamelites |
| Hamamelidaceae | n. A natural family of plants comprising the genera |
| Hamamelidae | n. a group of chiefly woody plants considered among the most primitive of angiosperms; they have a perianth poorly developed or lacking, and flowers often unisexual and often in catkins and often wind pollinated. The group contains 23 families including the Betulaceae and Fagaceae (includes the Amentiferae); sometimes it is classified as a superorder. |
| Hamamelidanthum | n. A genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region. |
| Hamamelidoxylon | n. A genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel. |
| Hamamelis | n. [ NL., fr. Gr. |