noun. An old form of camphor.

noun. In the authorized version of the Bible (Cant. i. 14, iv. 13), a faulty rendering of the Hebrew name of the henna-plant, Lawsonia alba.

noun. An old spelling of camphor.

noun. the fragrant henna flower (or plant): Lawsonia alba

"The juice, of which the camphire is made, runs out from a hole bored in the upper part of the tree, is received in a vessel, where it grows to a consistency, and becomes what we call camphire; and the juice being thus drawn out, the tree withers and dies."

aloe  benjamin  benzoin  camlet  camphor  

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