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.
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.
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.
