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camphorwood (wood)


Identification code: 300012032



Alternative term/s

  • camphor laurel
  • camphor tree
  • camphor-wood
  • camphortree

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Scope note:

Wood of the species Cinnamomum camphora, native to southeastern Asia. Camphorwood has a pungent smell, reddish-brown streaks, and irregular grain, and has been used for small carvings and decorative items, clothes chests, trunks, wardrobes, and coffins.

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