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hamamelidaceous

[ham-uh-mel-i-dey-shuhs, -mee-, li-]

adjective

belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family of plants.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin Hamamelidace(ae) (Hamamelid-, stem of Hamamelis a genus < Greek hamamēlís kind of medlar tree; see hamadryad, melon) + -ous

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hamamelidaceous (ˌhæməˌmiːlɪˈdeɪʃəs, -ˌmɛlɪ-)

—*adj*
	of, relating to, or belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, a chiefly subtropical family of trees and shrubs that includes the witch hazel

[C19: from New Latin Hamamelis type genus, from Greek: medlar, from hama together with + mēlon fruit]

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