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Definition of: camellia
(kə·mēl′yə, mel′ē·ə) noun
A tropical Asian tree or shrub (Camellia or Thea japonica) with glossy leaves and white, pink, red, or variegated flowers: also called Japan rose. [after George Joseph Kamel, 1661–1706, Jesuit traveler]
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