camellia
noun/kəˈmiːliə/
/kəˈmiːliə/
- a bush with shiny leaves and white, red or pink flowers that look like roses and are also called camelliasWord Originmodern Latin, named by Linnaeus after Joseph Kamel (Latinized as Camellus), Moravian botanist (1661–1706), who described the flora of Luzon in the Philippines.
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