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ca•mel•lia
Pronunciation: (ku-mēl'yu, -mē'lē-u), [key]—
n.
any of several shrubs of the genus
Camellia, esp.
C. japonica, native to Asia, having glossy evergreen leaves and white, pink, red, or variegated roselike flowers.
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