Definition of Camellia japonica

1. Noun. Greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties.

Exact synonyms: Japonica
Generic synonyms: Camelia, Camellia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Camellia Japonica

Cambridge blue
Cambro-
Cambro-Briton
Cambro-Britons
Cambs
Cambyses
Camden
Camdenite
Camdenites
CamelCase
Camelidae
Camelina
Camelina sativa
Camellia State
Camellia japonica
Camellia sinensis
Camelopardalis
Camelot
Camelus
Camelus bactrianus
Camelus dromedarius
Camembert
Cameron
Cameronian
Cameronians
Cameronite
Cameronites
Cameroon
Cameroon franc

Literary usage of Camellia japonica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller (1906)
"The leaf is prepared for use by roasting, and is never rolled like tea. CAMELLIA LEAVES. The camellia (camellia japonica L., ..."

2. American Flower Garden Directory by Robert Buist (1832)
"camellia japonica. This magnificent and attractive flower, with all its splendid varieties, will, about this time, begin to open its beautiful flowers. ..."

3. The American Flower Garden Companion by Edward Sayers (1838)
"THE camellia japonica, or Japan Rose, may be considered as one of the nobles of the green-house, during the period of its flowering, which happens — in a ..."

4. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1866)
"337), I stated that though we had thousands of representations of the various varieties of camellia japonica, we did not possess a single plate exhibiting ..."

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