camellianoun [ C ]
uk/kəˈmiː.li.ə/us/kəˈmiː.li.ə/a bush with dark, shiny leaves and large white, pink, or red flowers that are similar to roses
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bushes & shrubs
- bramble
- briar
- brier
- broom
- brush
- bush
- dogwood
- heather
- hibiscus
- huckleberry
- hydrangea
- juniper
- raspberry
- redcurrant
- rhododendron
- rosemary
- shrub
- shrubbery
- underbrush
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Flowers & flowering plants
Examples from literature
- Camellias are propagated by cuttings in winter, which should give blooming plants in two years.
- In vain Edith brought him plants from the little greenhouse, fine camellias, pots of snow-drops, and lovely anemones.
- The camellias and evergreens on the hillside made a lovely framework for each little picture, as we turned and twisted along the narrow path.
- The newer double varieties have flowers as fine as a camellia.
- Then he sat and stared at the red camellia blooms before him, that somehow looked as indistinct and misty as though they were fifty yards off instead of so many inches.