Definition of "camphor-wood" []

• The wood of the camphor-tree (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "There was silence for a moment, then Frank asked, “But what does this have to do with the camphor-wood trunk on the upstairs landing?”"
• "He had been a cabin boy at fifteen on a four-master that had gone all the way to Shanghai, China, where the young man picked up a mysterious camphor-wood trunk."
• "Then he closed the camphor-wood chest and returned to his room."