Botanical info | An evergreen tree, 30 m high, native in India, China and Formosa, cultivated in India, leathery aromatic simple leaves, yellowish white flowers in axillary panicles, ovoid or globose dark green fruits |
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries | Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 258) karpūra 1 as, am, m. n. (kRp Comm. on Uṇ. iv, 90), camphor (either the plant or resinous exudation or fruit), Suśr., Pañcat. &c.; m. N. of several men; of a Dvīpa, Kathās. lvi, 61, f.; (ā), f. a kind of yellowish pigment, Bhpr.; mf(ā)n. made of camphor, Hcat. Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 822) kaṟpūram: 01 1. Common camphor; 2. Champhor in its native state, one of five mukavācam , q.v. 02 Gold 03 A plant growing in damp places
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