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camphor laurel

noun

an Australian name for the camphor tree, now occurring in the wild in parts of Australia

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Words nearby camphor laurel

camphor, camphorate, camphorated oil, camphor ball, camphor ice, camphor laurel, camphor oil, camphor tree, camphorweed, Campignian, campimeter
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Example sentences from the Web for camphor laurel

  • The camphor-laurel, which is about the size of an English oak, is the most important of these trees.

    Among the Trees at Elmridge|Ella Rodman Church