camphor tree in British English
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
camphor tree in American English
an evergreen tree (Cinnamomum camphora) of the laurel family, native to Japan and China: it is the source of camphor
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