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camphorwood

camphorwood noun: the wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.

Noun

camphorwood (uncountable)

  1. The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
    • a camphorwood chest

Origin of camphorwood

From camphor + wood.

Questions about camphorwood

What does camphorwood mean?
Camphorwood means the wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
What part of speech is camphorwood?
Camphorwood is a noun.

Words near camphorwood in the dictionary

  1. camphorsulphonic acid
  2. camphorsulphonic acids
  3. camphorsultam
  4. camphorweed
  5. camphorweeds
  6. camphorwood
  7. camphory
  8. camphoryl
  9. camphoryls
  10. camphretic acid
  11. camphrous

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