Definitions For Camphire

Noun

CAMPHIRE (plural CAMPHIREs) camphor, camphor. The fragrant henna flower (or plant) (lawsonia inermis, syn. Lawsonia alba)

Etymology

Malapropism in the English Bible of the {{bor, en, he, כֹּפֶר / כּוֺפֶר, tr=kōp̄er, t=henna}} by confusion with camphor. The Hebrew is from {{der, en, akk, 𒇒𒌓𒀀, tr=kupru, t=bitumen, pitch}} from {{der, en, akk, 𒅗𒉺𒊒, tr=kapāru, t=to smear, to daub on}}.

Anagrams

hemicarp {{topics, en, Myrtales order plants}}

Is Camphire a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
19

The word Camphire is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

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