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Meaning of camphor laurel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Examples

“Now large tracts of land⟳ are given over to the cultivation of the camphor laurel.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

camphor tree camphorate camphoric acid camphorimine camphorin camphorization

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