English-Thai Dictionary
camellia
N ไม้พุ่มช นิดหนึ่ง มีด อก สี ขาว สีแดง หรือ สีชมพู mai-phum-cha-nid-nueng-mee-dok-se-khao-se-daeng-rue-se-chom-phu
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CAMELLIA
Ca *mel "li *a, n. Etym: [NL. ; -- named after Kamel, a Jesuit who is said to have brought it from the East. ] (Bot. )
Defn: An Asiatic genus of small shrubs, often with shining leaves and showy flowers. Camelia Japonica is much cultivated for ornament, and C. Sassanqua and C. Oleifera are grown in China for the oil which is pressed from their seeds. The tea plant is now referred to this genus under the name of Camellia Thea.
New American Oxford Dictionary
camellia
ca mel lia |kəˈmēlyə kəˈmiljə | ▶noun an evergreen eastern Asian shrub related to the tea plant, grown for its showy flowers and shiny leaves. [Genus Camellia, family Theaceae: several species, in particular the common camellia (C. japonica ), which has numerous cultivars and hybrids. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, named by Linnaeus after Joseph Kamel (Latinized as Camellus ), Moravian botanist (1661 –1706 ), who described the flora of Luzon, an island in the Philippines.
Camellia State
Ca mel lia State a nickname for the state of Alabama.
Oxford Dictionary
camellia
camellia |kəˈmiːlɪə, -ˈmɛlɪə | ▶noun an evergreen East Asian shrub related to the tea plant, grown for its showy flowers and shiny leaves. ●Genus Camellia, family Theaceae: several species, in particular the common camellia (C. japonica ). ORIGIN modern Latin, named by Linnaeus after Joseph Kamel (Latinized as Camellus ), Moravian botanist (1661 –1706 ), who described the flora of Luzon.
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