CAMELLIA


Meaning of CAMELLIA in English

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

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