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noun
any of several shrubs of the genus Camellia, especially C. japonica, native to Asia, having glossy evergreen leaves and white, pink, red, or variegated roselike flowers.
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1745–55; named after G. J. Camellus (1661–1706), Jesuit missionary, who brought it to Europe; see -ia
1745–55; named after G. J. Camellus (1661–1706), Jesuit missionary, who brought it to Europe; see -ia
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camellia
1753, named by Linnæus from Latinized form of G.J. Kamel (1661-1706), Jesuit who described the flora of the island of Luzon.
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