Etymology

camellia

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Today it means: Any plant of the genus Camellia, shrubs and small trees native to Asia; Camellia japonica is the most popular as a garden plant; Camellia sinensis is the tea plant. Full definition →

translingual Camellia
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  1. translingual · borrowed fromCamellia
  2. English todaycamellia

Borrowed from translingual Camellia, named after Moravian botanist Joseph Kamel (‘Camellus’) (1661–1706). The Czech surname Kamel is a variant of Kamil.

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