Camellia
WordNet
noun
(1) Any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers
WiktionaryText
English
Etymology
Modern Latin, named from Joseph Kamel, or ‘Camellus’ (1661-1706), a Moravian botanist.
Noun
- 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.