camelia
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- noun
- /kəˈmiːliə/
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camelia
- Over the last few days, she qualified in Linz with victories over Kristyna Pliskova and Irina-Camelia Begu, the latter of which is the same Swarmette who knocked off Caroline Wozniacki at the U.S.
Examples
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Camelia Fierro came to the door, dressed in a white nightgown with a frilly neck—a huge, dour angel.
Fiction book (1996) -
Camelia's rejection of her abusive marital relationship leads her to rebel against her upper middle-class employer, for whom she works as domestic help.
Academic text (2005) -
Someone saw a car last week parked up by Camelia Lake at night.
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Camelia Gruia, Local Casting Director
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Camelia!
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Camelia evidently rescued the plaster statues from the merchandise they bought and touched them up.
Fiction book (1996) -
In the garden, the camelia blooms beautifully with large pink flowers every spring.
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She planted a camelia near the entrance of her house for its stunning blossoms.
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The camelia is often admired for its lovely white and red flowers in winter.
Synonyms
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A bush or small tree with shiny leaves and flowers in white, pink and red used in gardens
Surface Forms
Etymology
Camelia is named after a Czech plant scientist, Kamel, who studied Asian plants. Later plant experts used his name for the flower, so the plant is called camelia today.