Camellia

//kəˈmiːli.ə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any plant of the genus Camellia, shrubs and small trees native to Asia; Camellia japonica is the most popular as a garden plant; Camellia sinensis is the tea plant.

    "Palms towered majestically over the heads of the lower shrubs, and camellias, stephanotis, and many other semi-tropical flowers were growing luxuriantly in the open air."

  2. 2
    any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A suburb of Sydney in the Parramatta council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms

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cameliaflower

Example

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"The tea tree is a kind of camellia."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Camellia, named after Moravian botanist Joseph Kamel (‘Camellus’) (1661–1706). The Czech surname Kamel is a variant of Kamil.

Related phrases

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