camphoraceous odor. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This camphoraceous oil was formerly applied by the Romans to the temples for the cure of headache. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
In common with the other labiates, Basil, both the wild and the sweet, furnishes an aromatic volatile camphoraceous oil. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
It has pleasantly odorous striped leaves which vary in colour, and possess a camphoraceous odour, with a warm aromatic bitter taste. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
They usually grow to about 15 cm in length and about cm thick and have a rather musky odour, with a camphoraceous note and a pungent bitter taste. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 28] Reference
It possesses the same properties as the perforate sort, but yields a stronger and more camphoraceous odour when the flowers and the seed vessels are bruised. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
Chemically, the Feverfew furnishes a blue volatile oil; containing a camphoraceous stearopten, and a liquid hydrocarbon, together with some tannin, and a bitter mucilage. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
The herb contains some resin, and a volatile essential oil of a camphoraceous nature, like that of Elecampane, and useful for similar purposes, as cordial and antiseptic. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
For the first few moments it is predominantly an almost anesthetic violet and mimosa accord, weirdly camphoraceous, with lightly peppery birch and suede leather emerging. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-10-01] Reference
The essential oil corresponds in composition to that of anise, but contains a special camphoraceous body of its own; whilst its vapour will cause the tears and the saliva to flow. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
The Calamint contains a camphoraceous, volatile, stimulating oil, in common with the other mints; this is distilled by water, but its virtues are better extracted by rectified spirit. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
Here, its candied herbaciousness serves to highlight, on the one hand, the sweet balsamic quality brought by sandalwood and patchouli and, on the other, the bright aromatic verdancy of basil and the almost camphoraceous chilliness of sage. From Wordnik.com. [Fil de Soie by L'Atelier Boheme: Perfume Review] Reference
But this practice has obtained simply because the pungent herb was found to diffuse grateful aromatic warmth within the stomach and bowels, whilst promoting the expulsion of wind; whereas we now know that an active principle "menthol" contained in the plant, and which may be extracted from it as a camphoraceous oil, possesses in a marked degree antiseptic and sedative properties which are chemically hostile to putrescence, and preventive of dyspeptic fermentation. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
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