camphor tree


noun

a tree, Cinnamomum camphora, of the laurel family, grown in eastern Asia and yielding camphor.

Origin of camphor tree

First recorded in 1600–10

Example sentences from the Web for camphor tree

  • According to Wallace, the camphor-tree is found in the island.

  • Even the camphor-tree seems to quake with the clamor of smi!

    Shadowings |Lafcadio Hearn
  • The camphor-tree, which is seen in such abundance, is a grand ornament in the landscape, lofty and broad-spread.

    Foot-prints of Travel |Maturin M. Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for camphor tree

camphor tree

noun

a lauraceous evergreen E Asian tree, Cinnamomum camphora, whose aromatic wood yields camphor
any similar tree, such as the dipterocarpaceous tree Dryobalanops aromatica of Borneo