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PRONUNCIATION OF CAMPHOR LAUREL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAMPHOR LAUREL

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Camphor laurel is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CAMPHOR LAUREL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

camphor laurel

Cinnamomum camphora

Cinnamomum camphora is a large evergreen tree that grows up to 20–30 metres tall. The leaves have a glossy, waxy appearance and smell of camphor when crushed. In spring it produces bright green foliage with masses of small white flowers. It produces clusters of black berry-like fruit around 1 centimetre in diameter. It has a pale bark that is very rough and fissured vertically. Cinnamomum camphora is native to China south of the Yangtze River, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, and has been introduced to many other countries.

Definition of camphor laurel in the English dictionary

The definition of camphor laurel in the dictionary is an Australian name for the camphor tree, now occurring in the wild in parts of Australia.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAMPHOR LAUREL

campestral
campfire
campground
camphane
camphene
camphine
camphire
camphor
camphor ball
camphor ice
camphor tree
camphoraceous
camphorate
camphorated
camphorated oil
camphoric
camphoric acid
campier
campiest
campily

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAMPHOR LAUREL

au naturel
bay laurel
cherry laurel
jurel
laurel
mountain laurel
Portugal laurel
saurel
spotted laurel
spurge laurel
true laurel

Synonyms and antonyms of camphor laurel in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «camphor laurel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAMPHOR LAUREL

Find out the translation of camphor laurel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of camphor laurel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «camphor laurel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

樟木制
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

laurel alcanfor
570 millions of speakers

English

camphor laurel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कपूर लॉरेल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الكافور الغار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

камфора лавровый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cânfora laurel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাম্পর লরেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

camphre laurier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Laurel camphor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kampfer Lorbeer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

樟脳月桂樹
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

캄포 월계수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Camphor laurel
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

long não nguyệt quế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கற்பூர லாரல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कापूर लॉरेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kafur defne
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

canfora alloro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kamfora laurowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

камфора лавровий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

camfor Laurel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καμφορά δάφνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kamfer lourier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kamfer lagerblad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

camphor laurbær
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of camphor laurel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAMPHOR LAUREL»

The term «camphor laurel» is normally little used and occupies the 146.699 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAMPHOR LAUREL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about camphor laurel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAMPHOR LAUREL»

Discover the use of camphor laurel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to camphor laurel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Invasive Plants and Forest Ecosystems
camphor laurel, has been in Australia since at least 1854 (Firth 1980). In the subtrop- ics, camphor laurel was reputedly not a major problem until the 1970s ( ANPWS 1991). At 40 years of age and beyond, trees produce large number of fruits, ...
Ravinder Kumar Kohli, Shibu Jose, Harminder Pal Singh, 2008
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Camphor Laurel
Novel dealing with friendship, jealousy, betrayal, growth and change.
Sarah Walker, 1998
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New Models for Ecosystem Dynamics and Restoration
the exotic tree camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) have recolonized around 25% of cleared land in the former “Big Scrub” (Neilan et al. 2006). The concepts of facilitation and inhibition, inherent in classical successional models, are ...
Richard J. Hobbs, Katharine N. Suding, Peter Society for Ecological Restoration International, 2013
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Spirit Varnishes Technology Handbook (with Testing and Analysis)
To the concrete volatile oil existing abundantly in almost all parts of plants of the laurel tribe, but especially in the camphor laurel, Laurus camphora, the Arabs, who introduced it into Europe in the fifth century, gave the name of kaphur, hence  ...
H. Panda, 2011
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Paper Clips
There had been eight summers of clingy school uniforms under the camphor laurel, wishing for these days, which seemed to have come far too quickly. The class was a mix of half-cooked teenagers and children, mismatched and colliding with ...
Yasar Duyal, 2013
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The Elements of materia medica and therapeutics
THE CAMPHOR LAUREL. Laurus Campliora, Linn. Sex. Syst. Enneandria, Monogynia. . (Concretum e ligno nublimatione coroparutura, purificnlurn, /.. — Camphor, E. Z>.) HISTORY. — The ancient Greeks and Romans do not appear to have ...
Jonathan Pereira, 1854
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Pharmacographia
Botanical Origin—Cinnamom'um Camphom Fr. Nees et Ebermaier (Lauri-us Camphora L., Camphora ofiic'éna'rum C. Bauh.), the Camphor tree or Camphor Laurel is widely diffused, being found throughout Central China and in the Japanese ...
Friedrich August Flückiger, Daniel Hanbury, 2014
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At Home in Nature, a user's guide
The twigs and leaves of the camphor plant are used in the smoking and preparation of Zhangcha duck, a typical banquet and celebratory dish in Szechuan cuisine. Camphor laurel contains volatile chemical compounds in all plant parts, and ...
Mary Choate and Aaron Brachfeld
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The Best Australian Stories 2009
Cleared of its native red cedars a century ago, the rich volcanic soil now nurtured in their place a thriving feral tree, the camphor laurel, imported from China during a nineteenth-century preoccupation with arboreal neatness. Long escaped ...
Delia Falconer, 2010
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Gliding Mammals of the World
It inhabits broad-leaved or mixed forest with evergreen and deciduous trees, including many big trees such as Japanese Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica), Japanese Zelvova (Zelkova serrata), Camphor Laurel (Cinnamomum camphora),  ...
Stephen Matthew Jackson, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAMPHOR LAUREL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term camphor laurel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Maclean trees still safe, seats removed for painting
Colbie Cameron and Sarah Cassidy were at the Teddy Bear's picnic to save the camphor laurel trees on the Maclean Boulevarde last October. «Clarence Valley Daily Examiner, Jul 15»
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WATCH: Maclean community makes video in fight to save trees
THE passionate people of Maclean have created a video as they continue to stand up for the camphor laurel trees set for the chopping block at ... «Clarence Valley Daily Examiner, Jun 15»
3
Auckland's trees vulnerable to housing intensification
... protected list such as Phoenix palm (Phoenix canariensis), radiata pine (Pinus radiata) and camphor laurel tree (Cinnamomum camphora). «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
4
Lismore housing development on hold, rezoning invalid
As for the threatened tree species, I didn't know camphor laurel was an endangered species. Stupid decisions like this is why development is ... «Northern Star, Jun 15»
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Mayor expects McLachlan Park makeover to start this year
... there is a section of the population opposed to one feature of the plan, the removal of four century-old camphor laurel trees in the park. «Clarence Valley Daily Examiner, Apr 15»
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Alvey Reels Australia – A Short History
Material shortages after the war saw Camphor Laurel timber used for barrels and spun sheet brass backplates came into being. 1946. «Southern Fishing & Boating, Apr 15»
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Failure to debate tree future sparks residents' anger
ANGRY Maclean residents feel Clarence Valley Council has denied them a chance to have a say over the future of four historic camphor laurel ... «Clarence Valley Daily Examiner, Apr 15»
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Garden restoration of 1890 home a modern affair
While the garden has stately elms, a large bay tree and camphor laurel and some long-lived camellias, it is essentially a modern affair created ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
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Maclean's camphor Laurel tree debate deferred
DEBATE on a proposal to remove the four camphor laurel trees from McLachlan Park, Maclean has been deferred until next week. «Clarence Valley Daily Examiner, Apr 15»
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Track By Track: Primitive Motion
Find your eyes looking back at you from inside your sunglasses! To drive with the window down. Tall trees and the smell of camphor laurel. «Mess+Noise, Apr 15»

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