witch hazel
noun/ˈwɪtʃ heɪzl/
/ˈwɪtʃ heɪzl/
[uncountable]- a liquid that is used for treating injuries on the skinWord 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’.
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