A camellia is a large bush that has shiny leaves and large white, pink, or red flowers similar to a rose.
camellia in British English
(kəˈmiːlɪə)
noun
any ornamental shrub of the Asian genus Camellia, esp C. japonica, having glossy evergreen leaves and showy roselike flowers, usually white, pink, or red in colour: family Theaceae
Also called: japonica
Word origin
C18: New Latin, named after Georg Josef Kamel (1661–1706), Moravian Jesuit missionary, who introduced it to Europe
camellia in American English
(kəˈmiljə; kəˈmiliə)
noun
1.
any of a genus (Camellia) of Asiatic evergreen trees and shrubs of the tea family, with glossy leaves and waxy, roselike flowers
2.
the flower
Word origin
ModL, after Camelli, It form of the name of G. J. Kamel (1661-1706), Moravian Jesuit missionary to the Far East