Ham`a*me"lis (hăm`ȧ*mē"lĭs),
n. [NL., fr. Gr. "amamhli`s a kind of
medlar or service tree; "a`ma at the same time +
mh^lon an apple, any tree fruit.] (Bot.) A
genus of plants which includes the witch-hazel (Hamamelis
Virginica), a preparation of which is used medicinally.