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Camellia

//kəˈmiːli.ə// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A suburb of Sydney in the Parramatta council area, New South Wales, Australia.
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

Etymology

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

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