camphoraceous
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a word derived from
camphor.
camphornouna whitish, translucent, crystalline, pleasant-odored terpene ketone, C 10 H 16 O, obtained from the camphor tree, used chiefly in the manufacture of celluloid and in medicine as a counter-irritant for infections and in the treatment of pain and itching.
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It has pleasantly odorous striped leaves which vary in colour, and possess a camphoraceous odour, with a warm aromatic bitter taste.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
It possesses the same properties as the perforate sort, but yields a stronger and more camphoraceous odour when the flowers and the seed vessels are bruised.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
The odor of this oil is not at all suggestive of that of lavender, but resembles more that of oil of rosemary, possessing also the camphoraceous odor of that oil.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 by Various
The Calamint contains a camphoraceous, volatile, stimulating oil, in common with the other mints; this is distilled by water, but its virtues are better extracted by rectified spirit.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
The root is thick, branching and mucilaginous, and has a warm, bitter taste and a camphoraceous odour.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various