camphor tree

American  

noun

1. a tree, Cinnamomum camphora, of the laurel family, grown in eastern Asia and yielding camphor.

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camphor tree British  

noun

1. a lauraceous evergreen E Asian tree, Cinnamomum camphora, whose aromatic wood yields camphor

2. any similar tree, such as the dipterocarpaceous tree Dryobalanops aromatica of Borneo

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Etymology

Origin of camphor tree

First recorded in 1600–10