CAMELLIAS
Noun
camellias
plural of camellia
Anagrams
• Escamilla, scale mail
Source: Wiktionary
CAMELLIA
Ca*mel"li*a, n. Etym: [NL.; -- named after Kamel, a Jesuit who is said to have brought it from the East.] (Bot.)
Definition: An Asiatic genus of small shrubs, often with shining leaves and showy flowers. Camelia 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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