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camphor tree [′kam·fər ‚trē] (botany) Cinnamomum camphora.A plant of the laurel family (Lauraceae) in the order Magnoliales from which camphor is extracted. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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1 -- color) One of the guest rooms at the Britt Scripps Inn is in the Carriage House, shaded by a 141-year-old camphor tree. I spent endless hours watching my son nursing at my breast--the most beautiful sight in the world--but I also spent a lot of time getting to know patterns of light moving across the rooms of our home, the swaying of the birch tree outside our window, the shadows of our camphor tree. There is a great deal of detail on the county, woodworking traditions in China, two villages and two towns and the main state woodworking factory as well as six appendices addressing issues ranging From ham production to ritual camphor trees. |
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