/ham'euh mel'i day"sheuhs, -mee'-, li-/ , adj.
belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family of plants. Cf. witch hazel family .
[ Hamamelidace ( ae ) ( Hamamelid-, s. of Hamamelis a genus hamamelís kind of medlar tree; see HAMADRYAD, MELON) + -OUS ]