Camphoratus
/kam-foh-RAH-tus/🏷️ Taxonomy●●● Advanced
Also known as: camphorata, camphoratum
A scent epithet indicating the plant produces a strong, sharp, medicinal camphor-like fragrance — the distinctive smell of Cinnamomum camphora, widely associated with traditional medicine and moth repellents. Appears as camphoratus (masculine), camphorata (feminine), or camphoratum (neuter).
Etymology
From New Latin camphora (camphor) + Latin -atus (having the quality of), from Arabic kafur (camphor), from Sanskrit karpura.
Example
“Artemisia camphorata (camphor-scented southernwood) and Tanacetum camphoratum both release a powerful, medicinal camphor fragrance when their leaves are bruised — one of the most immediately recognisable scents in the plant world.”