A plant, usually a shrub or herb, that has a camphor-like odor or that produces or contains camphor-like compounds.
A compound English word combining camphor with weed, referring to plants that smell similar to camphor or contain camphor compounds. Regional plant names often developed this way from distinctive smells.
Plants didn't get named 'camphorweed' just because they smelled like camphor—early botanists were using their noses as scientific instruments, and a strong smell meant the plant probably had medicinal uses!
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