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camphor tree

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noun

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

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Nearby words

camphor, camphor ball, camphor ice, camphor laurel, camphor oil, camphor tree, camphoraceous, camphorate, camphorated oil, camphoric, camphorweed

Origin of camphor tree

First recorded in 1600–10
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Examples from the Web for camphor tree

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British Dictionary definitions for camphor tree

camphor tree

noun

a lauraceous evergreen E Asian tree, Cinnamomum camphora, whose aromatic wood yields camphor
any similar tree, such as the dipterocarpaceous tree Dryobalanops aromatica of Borneo
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