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单词 camellia
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ca•mel•lia /kəˈmilyə, -ˈmiliə/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -lias. 
  1. Plant Biologya shrub of the tea family, having shiny evergreen leaves and flowers that resemble roses.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ca•mel•lia  (kə mēlyə, -mēlē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of several shrubs of the genus Camellia, esp. C. japonica, native to Asia, having glossy evergreen leaves and white, pink, red, or variegated roselike flowers.
  • 1745–55; named after German. J. Camellus (1661–1706), Jesuit missionary, who brought it to Europe; see -ia

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
camellia /kəˈmiːlɪə/ n
  1. any ornamental shrub of the Asian genus Camellia, esp C. japonica, having glossy evergreen leaves and showy roselike flowers, usually white, pink or red in colour: family Theaceae
    Also called: japonica
Etymology: 18th Century: New Latin, named after Georg Josef Kamel (1661–1706), Moravian Jesuit missionary, who introduced it to Europe
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