Witch-hazel

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Witch-hazel \Witch"-ha`zel\, n. [See {Wych-elm}, and {Hazel}.]
   (Bot.)
   The wych-elm.
   (b) An American shrub or small tree ({Hamamelis Virginica}),
       which blossoms late in autumn.
       [1913 Webster]