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.

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camphor tree
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Meanings

nouncamphor laurel (plural camphor laurels)

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 & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
camphor tree
Also see
camphor tree
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APA

camphor laurel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camphor%20laurel

MLA

“camphor laurel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camphor%20laurel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “camphor laurel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camphor%20laurel.

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