camphrous
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -eɪʃəs
Adjective
[edit]camphrous (comparative more camphrous, superlative most camphrous)
- Of, relating to, similar to, or containing camphor.
- Synonym: camphoraceous
- 1923, Dan McKenzie, “Sense of Olfaction in Lower Animals”, in Aromatics and the Soul: A Study of Smells, William Heinemann (Medical Books), Ltd., page 102:
- …aromatic, including as sub-classes camphrous, herbaceous, anisic and thymic, citronous, and the bitter almond group…