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camphor (n.)

whitish, translucent, volatile substance with a penetrating odor, the product of trees in east Asia and Indonesia, extensively used in medicine, early 14c., caumfre, from Old French camphre, from Medieval Latin camfora, from Arabic kafur, perhaps via Sanskrit karpuram, from Malay (Austronesian) kapur "camphor tree." Related: Camphorated.

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Definitions of camphor from WordNet

camphor (n.)
a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment;
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