Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index W witch hazel family: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: witch' ha"zel fam"ily Pronunciation: [key] the plant family Hamamelidaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having alternate, simple leaves, flowers in clusters or heads, and fruit in the form of a double-beaked woody capsule, and including the sweet gum, witch alder, and witch hazel. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. witch hazel witch hobble ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sophism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language