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单词 camphor tree
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camphor tree


noun

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

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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Example sentences from the Web for camphor tree

  • According to Wallace, the camphor-tree is found in the island.

    The Inhabitants of the Philippines|Frederic H. Sawyer
  • Even the camphor-tree seems to quake with the clamor of smi!

    Shadowings|Lafcadio Hearn
  • The camphor-tree, which is seen in such abundance, is a grand ornament in the landscape, lofty and broad-spread.

    Foot-prints of Travel|Maturin M. Ballou

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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