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noun
a tree, Cinnamomum camphora, of the laurel family, grown in eastern Asia and yielding camphor.
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Origin of camphor tree
First recorded in 1600–10
Words nearby camphor tree
camphorated oil, camphor ball, camphor ice, camphor laurel, camphor oil, camphor tree, camphorweed, Campignian, campimeter, campimetry, Campin
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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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