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camphor tree

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camphor tree
n.
An east Asian evergreen tree (Cinnamomum camphora) naturalized and cultivated as an ornamental in the southern United States, having aromatic wood and leathery leaves that are a source of camphor.
camphor tree
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a lauraceous evergreen E Asian tree, Cinnamomum camphora, whose aromatic wood yields camphor
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any similar tree, such as the dipterocarpaceous tree Dryobalanops aromatica of Borneo
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Noun1.camphor treecamphor tree - large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor
Cinnamomum camphora
laurel - any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
Cinnamomum, genus Cinnamomum - Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs


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1 -- color) One of the guest rooms at the Britt Scripps Inn is in the Carriage House, shaded by a 141-year-old camphor tree.
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