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Definition of cedar camphor

cedar camphor
Camphor Cam"phor, n. [OE. camfere, F. camphre (cf. It. camfara, Sp. camfara, alcanfor, LL. camfora, camphara, NGr. ?), fr. Ar. k[=a]f[=u]r, prob. fr. Skr. karp[=u]ra.] 1. A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of the Laurus family, esp. from Cinnamomum camphara (the Laurus camphara of Linn[ae]us.). Camphor, C10H16O, is volatile and fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a stimulant, or sedative. 2. A gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained from a tree (Dryobalanops camphora) growing in Sumatra and Borneo; -- called also Malay camphor, camphor of Borneo, or borneol. See Borneol. Note: The name camphor is also applied to a number of bodies of similar appearance and properties, as cedar camphor, obtained from the red or pencil cedar (Juniperus Virginiana), and peppermint camphor, or menthol, obtained from the oil of peppermint. Camphor oil (Chem.), name variously given to certain oil-like products, obtained especially from the camphor tree. Camphor tree, a large evergreen tree (Cinnamomum Camphora) with lax, smooth branches and shining triple-nerved lanceolate leaves, probably native in China, but now cultivated in most warm countries. Camphor is collected by a process of steaming the chips of the wood and subliming the product.

Meaning of cedar camphor from wikipedia

- rising from the spongy ground more like rock than timber, his vast muscular arms extended above the tangle of young cedars and camphor trees'.
- cedar wood , 2,600 , typical ingredients for such applications include eucalyptus oils, menthol , capsaicin , anise and camphor .
- vernicifluum ) for yellow, camphor tree (cinnamomum camphora ) and magnolia obovata ) for blue and chinese cedar (toona sinensis ) for red.
- the 19.4 , x , 15.6 , m , abbr on structure is built of high quality woods such as zelkova , cedar, and camphor Ōura church was established
- varieties found in the aberdare national park , due to the park's altitude and rainfall. hardwood trees include camphor, cedar , podo and hagenia .
- sapindus , babylon willow , hungarian oak , colorado white fir , maidenhair tree , california incense-cedar , coast redwood and camphor tree
- active ingredients:label reads: special vick medications (camphor, menthol, spirits of turpentine, eucalyptus oil, cedar leaf oil,
- acacia s, acer (virginia), camphor tree , cedar (lebanon), cedar (red), cherry (pennsylvanian), maple (virginia), oak (carolina), tulip trees .
- the gardens include palm trees, camellias, wisteria and oleanders, cedar and cypress trees, camphor and eucalyptus, magnolias and azaleas
- 'camphor cured evil vapors in heart and belly, and was especially cuibai (翠柏 'calocedrus macrolepis , chinese incense-cedar')