camphor tree

noun

An aromatic, glossy-leaved evergreen tree native to eastern Asia (Cinnamomum camphora, Camphora officinarum) grown as a shade tree as well as for timber and camphor.

Similar
camphor laurelBorneo camphorMalay camphorSumatran camphorCinnamomum camphora
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Meanings

nouncamphor tree (usually uncountable, plural camphor trees)

plural camphor trees

  1. uncountableusuallyAn aromatic, glossy-leaved evergreen tree native to eastern Asia (Cinnamomum camphora, Camphora officinarum) grown as a shade tree as well as for timber and camphor.

    Synonyms: camphor laurel

  2. uncountableusuallyThe tree Dryobalanops aromatica.

    Synonyms: Borneo camphor, Malay camphor, Sumatran camphor

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn aromatic, glossy-leaved evergreen tree native to eastern Asia (Cinnamomum camphora, Camphora officinarum) grown as a shade tree as well as for timber and camphor.

Similar
camphor laurel

nounThe tree Dryobalanops aromatica.

Similar
Borneo camphorMalay camphorSumatran camphor

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor

Similar
Cinnamomum camphora
Broader
laurel
Also see
camphor laurelmalay camphorsumatran camphor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan camforer
  • camforerCinnamomum camphora
Chinese Mandarin 樟樹 /樟树, 香樟
  • 樟樹 /樟树 (zhāngshù)Cinnamomum camphora
  • 香樟 (xiāngzhāng)Cinnamomum camphora
French camphrier, arbre à camphre
  • camphrierCinnamomum camphora
  • arbre à camphreCinnamomum camphora
  • bois de ShiuCinnamomum camphora
  • laurier de ChineCinnamomum camphora
German Kampferbaum, Kampferlorbeer
  • KampferbaumCinnamomum camphora
  • KampferlorbeerCinnamomum camphora
Japanese 楠, クスノキ
  • 楠 (kusu-no-ki)Cinnamomum camphora
  • クスノキ (kusu-no-ki)Cinnamomum camphora
Korean 녹나무
  • 녹나무 (nongnamu)Cinnamomum camphora
Punjabi ਕਪੂਰ
  • ਕਪੂਰ (kapūr)Cinnamomum camphora
Russian кори́чник камфорный, ка́мфорный лавр
  • кори́чник камфорный (koríčnik kamfornyj)Cinnamomum camphora
  • ка́мфорный лавр (kámfornyj lavr)Cinnamomum camphora
  • ка́мфорное де́рево (kámfornoje dérevo)Cinnamomum camphora
Turkish kâfur ağacı
  • kâfur ağacıCinnamomum camphora
Vietnamese long não, dã hương
  • long nãoCinnamomum camphora
  • dã hươngCinnamomum camphora
Welsh coeden gamffor
  • coeden gamfforCinnamomum camphora
Cite this entry
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camphor tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camphor%20tree

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

Chicago

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

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