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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.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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