ˈwitch-ˌhazel BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: witch-hazel type of elm tree (16-19 centuries) , from witch 'tree with bendy branches' (11-19 centuries) , from Old English wice , wic ]
a substance used for treating small wounds on the skin, or the tree that produces it