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...
- The Lady of the Camellias (French: La Dame aux Camélias), sometimes called in English Camille, is a novel by Alexandre Dumas fils. First published in...
- Caerhays Castle in Cornwall by John Charles Williams. Williamsii cross camellias are hardier than most, and will grow outside anywhere in the UK. Some...
- original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016. "Camellias.pics: Photographic nomenclature of Camellias. Accessed 2 September 2016". Archived from the original...
- Camellia rosiflora is a species of flowering plant in the tea family Theaceae. It is native to southern China but is possibly extinct in the wild. A shrub...
- is a shrub or small tree growing up to 5 meters in height. With Golden Camellias, Chinese experts have been conducting experiments to create new varieties...
- Camellia ****nelliana, ****nell's camellia (Chinese: 紅皮糙果茶 or 克氏茶), is a flowering Camellia native to Hong Kong and other parts of south-eastern China...