camphor tree

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Noun

camphor tree (usually uncountable, plural camphor trees)

  1. An aromatic, glossy-leaved evergreen tree native to eastern Asia (Cinnamomum camphora, Camphora officinarum) grown as a shade tree as well as for timber and camphor.
    Synonym: camphor laurel
  2. The tree Dryobalanops aromatica.
    Synonyms: Borneo camphor, Malay camphor, Sumatran camphor

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