Camellia definition
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Origin of camellia
- New Latin Camellia genus name after Georg Josef Kamel (1661–1706), Moravian Jesuit missionary
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Named after botanist Georg Kamel (1661-1706) by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).
From Wiktionary
- New Latin, after Moravian botanist Joseph Kamel (‘Camellus’) (1661–1706).
From Wiktionary