Dryobalanops Camphora

Dryobalanops Camphora
Dryobalanops Dry`o*bal"a*nops, n. [NL., fr. Gr. dry^s oak + ba`lanos acorn + 'o`psis appearance. The fruit remotely resembles an acorn in its cup.] (Bot.) The genus to which belongs the single species {Dryobalanops Camphora}, a lofty resinous tree of Borneo and Sumatra, yielding Borneo camphor and camphor oil. [1913 Webster]

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  • Dryobalanops camphora — Camphor Cam phor (k[a^]m f[ e]r), n. [OE. camfere, F. camphre (cf. It. canfora, Sp. camfora, alcanfor, LL. canfora, camphora, NGr. kafoyra ), fr. Ar. k[=a]f[=u]r, prob. fr. Skr. karp[=u]ra.] 1. A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dryobalanops camphora — Borneol Bor ne*ol, n. [Borneo + ol.] (Chem.) A rare variety of camphor, {C10H17.OH}, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra ({Dryobalanops camphora}) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dryobalanops — Dryobalanops …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dryobalanops aromatica — Canopy of D. aromatica in Forest Research Center, Kuala Lumpur Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Dryobalanops — Dry o*bal a*nops, n. [NL., fr. Gr. dry^s oak + ba lanos acorn + o psis appearance. The fruit remotely resembles an acorn in its cup.] (Bot.) The genus to which belongs the single species {Dryobalanops Camphora}, a lofty resinous tree of Borneo… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dryobalanops aromatica — Camphor Cam phor (k[a^]m f[ e]r), n. [OE. camfere, F. camphre (cf. It. canfora, Sp. camfora, alcanfor, LL. canfora, camphora, NGr. kafoyra ), fr. Ar. k[=a]f[=u]r, prob. fr. Skr. karp[=u]ra.] 1. A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dryobalanops — Dryobalanops …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dryobalănops — (D. Gärtn. fil., Flügeleichel, Campherölbaum), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie Dipterocarpeae R. Br.; Art: D. Camphora Colebr., Baum auf der Nordwestküste von Sumatra u. auf Borneo, liefert den Sumatraschen od. Baros Campher (Camphora sumatrensis …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Dryobalănops — Gärtn. (Flügeleiche, Kampferölbaum), Gattung der Dipterokarpazeen, umfaßt große Bäume mit lederartigen Blättern, Blüten in endständigen Rispen und mit in drei Klappen aufspringenden Früchten. Vier Arten wachsen auf Borneo und Sumatra. D.… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Dryobalanops — Dryobalănops Gärtn., Pflanzengattg. der Dipterokarpazeen. D. camphōra Colebr. (Ostind. Kampferbaum, Kampferölbaum), liefert den Borneo oder Sumatrakampfer (s. Kampfer) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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