Definition of Camellias. Meaning of Camellias. Synonyms of Camellias

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Definition of Camellias

Camellia
Camellia Ca*mel"li*a, n. [NL., after Georg Josef Kamel, or Camelli, a Jesuit who is said to have brought it from the East.] (Hort.) An ornamental greenhouse shrub (Thea japonica) with glossy evergreen leaves and roselike red or white double flowers.
Camellia
Camellia Ca*mel"li*a, n. [NL.; -- named after Kamel, a Jesuit who is said to have brought it from the East.] (Bot.) An Asiatic genus of small shrubs, often with shining leaves and showy flowers. Camellia 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.

Meaning of Camellias from wikipedia

- responsible for the first of the new camellias, double ones, in white and a striped red, imported in 1792. Further camellias imported in the East Indiamen were...
- Press, 1999. ISBN 0-88192-470-9 Tate, Ken. "The History of Camellias In Australia". Camellias Australia. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved...
- Camellus was missionary to the Philippines, died in Manilla in 1706. […] Camellias were named in posthumous honor of George Joseph Kamel by Carolus Linnæus...
- Society's Award of Garden Merit. List of Award of Garden Merit camellias Citations "Camellia sasanqua". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural...
- Camellia Bowl can refer to one of three college football bowl games: Camellia Bowl (1948), pla**** in Lafayette, Louisiana Camellia Bowl (1961–1980), pla****...
- The Lady of the Camellias (French: La Dame aux Camélias), sometimes called Camille in English, is a novel by Alexandre Dumas fils. First published in...
- Camellia Public Limited Company (Camellia PLC) is an agricultural group of companies, incorporated as a public limited company, with seat in Linton, Kent...
- Golden Camellias Collected from China". Web of Science. Retrieved 16 March 2024. Sunyatsenia 7: 19 1948. The Plant List International Camellia Society...
- Camellia chrysanthoides (Chinese: 薄叶金花茶) is a species of camellia endemic to Longzhou and Pingxiang counties in Guangxi province, China. It is a shrub...
- The Salute to Veterans Bowl (formerly the Camellia Bowl) is an annual National Collegiate Athletic ****ociation (NCAA) sanctioned FBS college football bowl...