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camellia Definition


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camellia
noun camellias
    1. An evergreen shrub, native to SE Asia, widely cultivated for its conspicuous white, pink or crimson flowers and glossy dark green leaves.
    2. The flower of this plant. Also called japonica.
Etymology: 18c: named after the plant collector Josef Kamel (1661‐1706).



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