camphor laurel
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Camphor, kam′for, n. a solid essential oil, mostly obtained from the camphor laurel of India, China, and Japan, having a peculiar hot aromatic taste and a pleasant smell.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Common camphor, Japan or Laurel camphor, C10H16O, which constitutes the bulk of the camphor of commerce, is the product of the camphor laurel, Cinnamonum camphora, a tree flourishing in Japan, Formosa and central China.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
Camphor is an oil found in certain plants, mostly from the camphor laurel.
From Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics by Shute, A. B.
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