camphor-laurel

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• camphor laurel — /kæmfə ˈlɒrəl/ (say kamfuh loruhl) noun a tree, Cinnamomum camphora, family Lauraceae, of Japan, China, etc., now growing wild in parts of Australia, yielding camphor …  

• camphor laurel — noun see camphor tree …   Useful english dictionary

• Laurel — may refer to:BotanyLauraceae, the botanical laurel family, including: *Azores laurel (Laurus azorica) *Bay Laurel ( Laurus nobilis ), the original true laurel that is the source of bay leaves used as a food flavouring. *California Laurel (… …   Wikipedia

• Camphor — For other uses, see Camphor (disambiguation). Camphor[1][2] …   Wikipedia

• camphor — camphoraceous /kam feuh ray sheuhs/, adj. camphoric /kam fawr ik, for /, adj. /kam feuhr/, n. Chem., Pharm. 1. a whitish, translucent, crystalline, pleasant odored terpene ketone, C10H16O, obtained from the camphor tree, used chiefly in the… …   Universalium

• laurel — /ˈlɒrəl / (say loruhl) noun 1. a small evergreen tree, Laurus nobilis, of Europe (the true laurel), having aromatic leaves used in cookery; sweet bay. 2. any tree of the same genus (Laurus). 3. Also, mountain laurel. any of various trees or… …  

• camphor — /ˈkæmfə / (say kamfuh) noun 1. a bicyclic, aliphatic, terpenoid ketone, C10H16O, obtained chiefly from the camphor laurel or by synthesis, and used in medicine, the manufacture of celluloid, etc. 2. any of various similar substances, for… …  

• laurel — [lôr′əl] n. [ME laurer, lorel < OFr lorier < L laurus] 1. any of a genus (Laurus) of evergreen trees or shrubs of the laurel family, native to S Europe and widely cultivated in the U.S., with large, glossy, aromatic leaves, greenish yellow… …   English World dictionary

• camphor tree — n. an evergreen tree (Cinnamomum camphora) of the laurel family, native to Japan and China: it is the source of camphor …   English World dictionary

• laurel family — noun a family of Lauraceae • Syn: ↑Lauraceae, ↑family Lauraceae • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Ranales, ↑order Ranales, ↑Ranunculales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• laurel family — the plant family Lauraceae, characterized by evergreen or deciduous trees having simple, leathery leaves, aromatic bark and foliage, clusters of small green or yellow flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or drupe, and including the avocado,… …   Universalium