Meaning of caphura | Babel Free
[kaˈpʰuː.ra]Definitions
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
New-Latin, declension-1
Examples
“Caphura (ut Aetius posteritatis memoriae prodidit) arbor in India tanta magnitudine uisitur, ut sub eius umbra hominum centuriae condi possint.”
“Est vero caphura nobile medicamentum (cuius nec Galenus, nec quisquam veterum Graecorum meminit, praeter Aetium e recentioribus, tametsi Serapionis vulgata exemplaria Dioscoridis auctoritatem citent, falso tamen) duorum generum, caphura videlicet de Burneo, & quae ex Sina advehitur.”
“Et hoc modo caphura colligitur ex arbore Borneensi, cuius maturitatem Incolae explorare solent auribus sub solis ortum trunco admotis, […]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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