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witch hazel

noun
🔊/ˈwɪtʃ heɪzl/
🔊/ˈwɪtʃ heɪzl/
[uncountable]
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  1. a liquid that is used for treating injuries on the skin金缕梅酊剂（用于治疗皮肤创伤）
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: witch, variant of wych, used in names of trees with pliant branches, from Old English wic(e), apparently from a Germanic root meaning ‘bend’.