camellia

[ kuh-meel-yuh, -mee-lee-uh ]

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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.

camellia

/ kəˈmiːlɪə /

any ornamental shrub of the Asian genus Camellia, esp C. japonica, having glossy evergreen leaves and showy roselike flowers, usually white, pink or red in colour: family Theaceae Also calledjaponica

1745–55; named after G. J. Camellus (1661–1706), Jesuit missionary, who brought it to Europe; -ia

C18: New Latin, named after Georg Josef Kamel (1661–1706), Moravian Jesuit missionary, who introduced it to Europe

I founded Camellia Network with my dear friend Isis Dallis Keigwin.

He has been able to renew and reinvent Chanel signatures, from its fabrics and shapes to emblems such as the camellia.

The outer petals are grandly recurved, forming a fine contrast to the Camellia-like inner petals.

So did the white camellia and the moss-rose buds which she had taken out of my bouquet, and fastened at her waist.

Sir, I replied, I am no camellia, changing my colors to suit my surroundings.

Betty looked at the programme with dazed eyes; then at the camellia.

Her complexion faintly tinted with rose had the freshness and delicacy of the camellia.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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