CAMPHOR TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does camphor tree mean? 

• CAMPHOR TREE (noun)
  The noun CAMPHOR TREE has 1 sense:

1. large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor

  Familiarity information: CAMPHOR TREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAMPHOR TREE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

camphor tree; Cinnamomum camphora

Hypernyms ("camphor tree" is a kind of...):

laurel (any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family)

Holonyms ("camphor tree" is a member of...):

Cinnamomum; genus Cinnamomum (Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs)

 Context examples 

A substance that comes from the wood and bark of the camphor tree or is made in the laboratory.

(Camphor, NCI Dictionary)