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Hamamelites

noun

genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of the witch hazel

• Syn: ↑genus Hamamelites

• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Hamamelidae, ↑subclass Hamamelidae

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\\ˌhaməˈmeləˌtēz, -_məˈlīd.(ˌ)ēz\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Hamamelis + -ites

: a genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of the witch hazel

Useful english dictionary. 2012.