camellia

ca·mel·lia  (k-mly)

n.

Any of several evergreen shrubs or small trees of the genus Camellia native to eastern Asia, especially C. japonica, having shiny leaves and showy roselike flowers that are usually red, white, or pink.

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[New Latin Camellia, genus name, after Georg Josef Kamel (1661-1706), Moravian Jesuit missionary.]

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camellia [kəˈmiːlɪə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any ornamental shrub of the Asian genus Camellia, esp C. japonica, having glossy evergreen leaves and showy roselike flowers, usually white, pink or red in colour: family Theaceae Also called japonica

[New Latin, named after Georg Josef Kamel (1661-1706), Moravian Jesuit missionary, who introduced it to Europe]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

camellia - any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers camelia genus Camellia - tropical Asiatic evergreen shrubs or small trees Camellia japonica, japonica - greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Translations

camellia [kəˈmiːlɪə] N → camelia f

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camellia [kəˈmiːlɪə] n → camélia m

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camellia

n → Kamelie f

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camellia [kəˈmiːlɪə] n → camelia

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camellia [kəˈmiːlɪə] n → camelia

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camellia

n camellia [kəˈmiːliə]

(the red or white flower of) an evergreen shrub from eastern Asia. kamelia, japonika شَجَرَةُ الكاميليا камелия kamélie kamelia die Kamelie καμέλια camelia kameelia درخت کاملیا kamelia camélia קָמֶליָה फूल वाले हरे पौधे kamelija kamélia kamelia kamelía, kamelíufrú camelia 椿 동백나무(꽃) kamelija kamēlija sejenis bunga camelia kamelia kamelia camélia camelie камелия kamélia kamelija kamelija kamelia ไม้พุ่มชนิดหนึ่งมีดอกสีขาว สีแดงหรือสีชมพู kamelya 山茶花 камелія مشرقی ایشیا کی ایک سدا بہار جھاڑی cây hoa trà 山茶花