n.
Pronunciation: ' kam(p)-f ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English caumfre, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Arabic k ā f ū r, from Malay kapur
Date: 14th century
: a tough gummy volatile aromatic crystalline compound C 10 H 16 O obtained especially from the wood and bark of the camphor tree and used as a liniment and mild topical analgesic in medicine, as a plasticizer, and as an insect repellent also : any of several similar compounds (as some terpene alcohols and ketones)
– cam · pho · ra · ceous \ ˌ kam(p)-f ə - ' r ā -sh ə s \ adjective