transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈmēl-yə ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin Camellia, from Camellus (Georg Josef Kamel died 1706 Moravian Jesuit missionary)
Date: circa 1753
: any of a genus ( Camellia ) of shrubs or trees of the tea family ; especially : an ornamental greenhouse shrub ( C. japonica ) with glossy leaves and roselike flowers