camphire
camphire · camphires
CamphorCamphor.
/ˈkæmfaɪə(ɹ)/
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete)Camphor.
(obsolete)The fragrant henna flower (or plant) (Lawsonia inermis, syn. Lawsonia alba)
Origin
Malapropism in the English Bible of the Hebrew כֹּפֶר / כּוֹפֶר (kōp̄er, “henna”) by confuMalapropism in the English Bible of the Hebrew כֹּפֶר / כּוֹפֶר (kōp̄er, “henna”) by confusion with camphor. The Hebrew is from Akkadian 𒇒𒌓𒀀 (kupru, “bitumen, pitch”) from Akkadian 𒅗𒉺𒊒 (kapāru, “to smear, to daub on”).
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