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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
“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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Origin of camphor tree1

First recorded in 1600–10
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Example Sentences

There was a final and unexpected challenge, when Pham and Solberg were forced to remove a large camphor tree that provided privacy and filtered shade in their backyard.

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I serially misidentified a row of New Zealand Christmas trees, a sweetgum and a camphor tree, none of which look like a deodar cedar, which is immensely tall, with gracefully spaced, almost perpendicular branches.

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The smell of camphor trees in Kamata, a suburban section of Tokyo, intrigued Bobby.

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In “Totoro,” the camphor tree is what initially draws the father to the family’s future house.

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One such space is Diehu Park, or Butterfly Lake Park, where weeping willows and camphor trees surround an artificial lake.

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