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title: camphor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «camphor» in the school dictionary: A white, waxy substance with a strong, sharp smell, taken from the wood of the camphor tree or made in factories; it is used in some medicines and rubs, and once to keep moths away from clothes. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# camphor

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**Who acts:** white waxy substance, Camphor, substance, Vapour rub, camphor tree, Grandma · **What happens:** take, make, use, keep away, mean, come · **To what, where:** strong sharp smell, wood, factories, tree, medicines, moths

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«camphor» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [camphor in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/camphor.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A white, waxy substance with a strong, sharp smell, taken from the wood of the camphor tree or made in factories; it is used in some medicines and rubs, and once to keep moths away from clothes.

<!-- fold The tree, 37 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:camphor:m1:1
# text = A white, waxy substance with a strong, sharp smell, taken from the wood of the camphor tree or made in factories; it is used in some medicines and rubs, and once to keep moths away from clothes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	waxy	waxy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
8	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	camphor	camphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	conj	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	factories	factory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj:pass	_	_
27	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	aux:pass	_	_
28	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
29	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	31	det	_	_
31	medicines	medicine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	obl	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	rubs	rub	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
35	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	38	cc	_	_
36	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	38	advmod	_	_
37	to	to	PART	TO	_	38	mark	_	_
38	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	28	advcl	_	_
39	moths	moth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	38	obj	_	_
40	away	away	ADV	RB	_	38	advmod	_	_
41	from	from	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
42	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	38	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | participle |  | a strong sharp smell *not said here* |  | the wood of the camphor tree |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent from wood=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  |  |  | factories |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **use** | present · passive | a white waxy substance with a strong sharp smell *not said here* | tree |  | some medicines and rubs |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 4 | **keep away** | to-infinitive | a white waxy substance with a strong sharp smell *not said here* | moths |  | clothes |  | away, once *property* | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer moth=Beneficiary from clothes=Eventuality |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Camphor can also mean the large tree that the substance comes from.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:camphor:m2:1
# text = Camphor can also mean the large tree that the substance comes from.
1	Camphor	camphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Camphor | the large tree |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Topic |
| 2 | **come** | present | the substance |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old trunk smelled of camphor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:camphor:x1:1
# text = The old trunk smelled of camphor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	trunk	trunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	smelled	smell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	camphor	camphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | participle |  | the old trunk *not said here* |  |  |  | of camphor | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of camphor=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vapour rub has camphor and menthol in it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:camphor:x2:1
# text = Vapour rub has camphor and menthol in it.
1	Vapour	vapour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	rub	rub	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	camphor	camphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	menthol	menthol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Vapour rub | camphor and menthol in menthol |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent camphor=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Camphor is poisonous, so never eat it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:camphor:x3:1
# text = Camphor is poisonous, so never eat it.
1	Camphor	camphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	poisonous	poisonous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Camphor |  |  |  |  | poisonous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **eat** | infinitive |  | Camphor |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The camphor tree grows in Asia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:camphor:x4:1
# text = The camphor tree grows in Asia.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	camphor	camphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | the camphor tree |  |  | Asia |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in asia=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma kept camphor in the wardrobe to stop moths.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:camphor:x5:1
# text = Grandma kept camphor in the wardrobe to stop moths.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	camphor	camphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wardrobe	wardrobe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	moths	moth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | Grandma | camphor |  | the wardrobe |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent camphor=Theme in wardrobe=Location |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | Grandma *not said here* | moths |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality moth=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The smell of camphor made my eyes water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:camphor:x6:1
# text = The smell of camphor made my eyes water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	camphor	camphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	compound	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle | the smell of camphor *not said here* | my eyes water |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset water=Product |
| 2 | **smell** |  | camphor |  |  |  |  |  | nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thence we sailed to the isle of Rohat where the camphor trees grow to such a size that a hundred men could shelter under one of them with ease.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:camphor:x7:1
# text = Thence we sailed to the isle of Rohat where the camphor trees grow to such a size that a hundred men could shelter under one of them with ease.
1	Thence	thence	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	isle	isle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Rohat	Rohat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	13	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	camphor	camphor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	17	det:predet	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	23	obj	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nsubj	_	_
22	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	shelter	shelter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	acl:relcl	_	_
24	under	under	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	23	obl	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nmod	_	_
28	with	with	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	ease	ease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | we |  |  | the isle of Rohat |  | thence *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to isle=Trajectory |
| 2 | **grow** | present | the camphor trees |  |  |  |  | to such size | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **shelter** | could | a hundred men | such size |  |  |  | under one of trees with ease | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent that=Patient under one=Location |

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