Ca-mel'li-a, n.
n. [From the name of the Jesuit Camelli, who is said to have brought it from the East.] (Bot.) A genus of beautiful plants, of which the species Japonica is most cultivated for ornamental purposes. Loudon.
n. [From the name of the Jesuit Camelli, who is said to have brought it from the East.] (Bot.) A genus of beautiful plants, of which the species Japonica is most cultivated for ornamental purposes. Loudon.