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CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cinnamomum camphora mean?
• CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA (noun)
The noun CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA has 1 sense:
1. large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor
Familiarity information: CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("Cinnamomum camphora" is a kind of...):
laurel (any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family)
Holonyms ("Cinnamomum camphora" is a member of...):
Cinnamomum; genus Cinnamomum (Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs)
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