| a colorless liquid obtained from the wood of the camphor tree by distillation and separation from the solid camphor, used in varnish, soaps, and shoe polish, and in medicine chiefly as a rubefacient. |
| camphor oil n. The oil obtained by steam distillation from the wood of the camphor tree and used to produce natural camphor. |
| camphor oil
The oil that is obtained from the wood of the camphor tree and is used to make camphor. It is extracted from the wood by steam distillation. |