camphor tree

noun

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

camphor tree

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of camphor tree¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

The camphor tree grows very well here, but I do not know if the gum has ever been collected.

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The camphor tree overhead was thrown out darkly against the stars, like its own shadow.

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The camphor-tree—the Laurus camphora—is another very fine tree, with red and black berries.

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Away up in the boughs of a camphor tree a little tailor-bird was twittering.

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Even the camphor-tree seems to quake with the clamor of smi!

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