a. Of the nature of camphor; containing camphor. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Chicory. ] Belonging to, or resembling, a suborder of composite plants of which the chicory (
n. a natural family of mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects.
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; thorax + &unr_; pricking, from &unr_; to prick, stab. ] (Surg.) The operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out liquids contained in the cavity of the chest. [ 1913 Webster ]