ham
- n meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
- n (Old Testament) son of Noah
- n a licensed amateur radio operator
- n an unskilled actor who overacts
- v exaggerate one's acting
hamadryad
- n the nymph or spirit of a particular tree
- n large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
hamamelid dicot family
- n family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
hamamelid dicot genus
- n genus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
hamamelidaceae
- n comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera
hamamelidae
- n a group of chiefly woody plants considered among the most primitive of angiosperms; perianth poorly developed or lacking; flowers often unisexual and often in catkins and often wind pollinated; contains 23 families including the Betulaceae and Fagaceae (includes the Amentiferae); sometimes classified as a superorder
hamamelidanthum
- n genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region
hamamelidoxylon
- n genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel
hamamelis vernalis
- n fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very small flowers from midwinter to spring