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Eucalyptus camphora

Eucalyptus camphora

9.5
A medium-sized tree from Australian wetlands with smooth bark and camphor-scented leaves
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : eucalipto camforado
  • The leaves of Eucalyptus camphora emit a distinctive camphor scent when crushed.

Examples

  • Botanists conducted a survey of Eucalyptus camphora populations in southern New South Wales.

  • Eucalyptus camphora thrives in wetland areas and helps stabilize the soil.

  • The Eucalyptus camphora tree grows near the wetlands.

  • Have you ever seen a Eucalyptus camphora in bloom?

  • The leaves of Eucalyptus camphora emit a distinctive camphor scent when crushed.

  • Botanists conducted a survey of Eucalyptus camphora populations in southern New South Wales.

  • Eucalyptus camphora thrives in wetland areas and helps stabilize the soil.

Synonyms

mountain swamp gum
vsEucalyptus camphora
  • Australian
9.9

A medium-sized eucalyptus tree that grows in swampy mountain areas in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia

is the formal scientific name used for classification

Surface Forms

Eucalyptus camphora singular
Eucalyptus camphoras plural

Morphology

eucalyptus + camphora

This binomial name is compositional: 'Eucalyptus' denotes the tree genus and 'camphora' signals a camphor-related quality. A learner who knows both constituents (e.g., 'eucalyptus' = tree and 'camphor/camphora' = camphor-scented) can infer it refers to a eucalyptus species with camphor-scented leaves, so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Eucalyptus camphora comes from the tree's features: Eucalyptus means 'well-covered' and refers to the small cap over the flower bud, and camphora refers to the 'camphor' smell you get when the leaves are crushed. So the name tells you it is a gum tree with camphor-scented leaves.