Camellia

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Translingual

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Camellia sasanqua

Etymology

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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

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Camellia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Theaceae – camellias.

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References

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

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