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Camphire
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A shrub whose flowers grow in bunches having a very sweet smell. Song of Solomon 1:14 ; Song of Solomon 4:13 . The Hebrew name is kopher, and the Arabs call it henna. A powder made of the leaves and flowers is mixed with water and used by the women to colour the nails of their hands and feet.
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Camphire
'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/mbd/c/camphire.html. 1897.