Camellia

See also: camellia

Translingual

Camellia sasanqua

Etymology

Named after botanist Georg Kamel (1661-1706) by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).[1][2] + -ia

Proper noun

Camellia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Theaceae – the camellias.

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References

  1. Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
  2. Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.

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