camellia

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Camellia, named after Moravian botanist Joseph Kamel (‘Camellus’) (1661–1706). The Czech surname Kamel is a variant of Kamil.

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Synonyms

camelia

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