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Camellia
Ca-mel′li-a
,Noun.
[NL., after
Georg Josef
, or Kamel
Camelli
, a Jesuit who is said to have brought it from the East.] 1.
(Bot.)
An Asiatic genus of small shrubs, often with shining leaves and showy flowers.
Camellia Japonica
is much cultivated for ornament, and Camellia Sassanqua
and Camellia oleifera
are grown in China for the oil which is pressed from their seeds. The tea plant is now referred to this genus under the name of Camellia Thea
. Definition 2024
Camellia
Camellia
See also: camellia
Translingual
Camellia sasanqua
Proper noun
Camellia f
Synonyms
- (genus): Thea
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Theaceae - family; Theeae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Camellia japonica - type species; Camellia sinensis, Camellia oleifera - selected other species; see Camellia at The Plant List for many more.
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References
- ↑ Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
- ↑ Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.
camellia
camellia
See also: Camellia
English
Camellia japonica
Noun
camellia (plural camellias)
- 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.
Translations
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