Meaning

1 senses
  1. 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.

    Kamelie

    каме́лияkamélija

    каме́ліяkamélija

More definitions
  • any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Our resident squirrel eats all our camellias.

    deDie hier lebenden Eichhörnchen fressen unsere ganzen Kamelien weg.

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  2. The tea tree is a kind of camellia.

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  3. Herbal teas, unlike traditional teas, are derived from various plants other than the Camellia sinensis.

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Translations

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Origin

Borrowed from translingual Camellia, named after Moravian botanist Joseph Kamel (‘Camellus

Borrowed from translingual Camellia, named after Moravian botanist Joseph Kamel (‘Camellus’) (1661–1706). The Czech surname Kamel is a variant of Kamil.

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Forms

plural: camellias
Singularcamellia
Pluralcamellias

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers:camelia

Word family

2 related words

See also

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