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camphor laurel

camphor laurel noun: a species of large, evergreen tree, Cinnamomum camphora, family Lauraceae, native to East Asia and widely introduced elsewhere where it can become invasive; the primary natural source of camphor.

Noun

camphor laurel (plural camphor laurels)

  1. A species of large, evergreen tree, Cinnamomum camphora, family Lauraceae, native to East Asia and widely introduced elsewhere where it can become invasive; the primary natural source of camphor.
    • Now large tracts of land are given over to the cultivation of the camphor laurel.March 1920, Alice Ballantine Kirjassoff, “FORMOSA THE BEAUTIFUL”, in National Geographic Magazine, pages 265–6
    Synonyms:
    camphor tree

Synonyms of camphor laurel

Forms of camphor laurel

pluralcamphor laurels

Questions about camphor laurel

What does camphor laurel mean?
Camphor laurel means a species of large, evergreen tree, Cinnamomum camphora, family Lauraceae, native to East Asia and widely introduced elsewhere where it can become invasive; the primary natural source of camphor.
What part of speech is camphor laurel?
Camphor laurel is a noun.
What is the plural of camphor laurel?
The plural of camphor laurel is camphor laurels.

Words near camphor laurel in the dictionary

  1. campholic acid
  2. camphols
  3. camphone
  4. camphones
  5. camphor
  6. camphor laurel
  7. camphor laurels
  8. camphor tree
  9. camphor trees
  10. camphoraceous
  11. camphorate

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