Camellia

See also: camellia

Translingual

Etymology

Named after botanist Georg Kamel (1661–1706) by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707–1778).^[1]^[2] +‎ -ia. The Czech surname Kamel is a variant of Kamil.

Proper noun

Camellia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Theaceae – camellias.

Synonyms

(genus): Thea

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order; Theaceae – family; Theeae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Camellia japonica (common camellia, Japanes camellia) - type species; Camellia sinensis (tea plant), Camellia oleifera (tea oil camellia) - selected other species; see Camellia at The Plant List for many more.

Translations

genus

Japanese: 椿 (ja) (つばき, tsubaki)

References

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