camellia
/kəˈmiːlɪə/noun
1- an evergreen East Asian shrub related to the tea plant, grown for its showy flowers and shiny leaves山茶。
1.1
- Genus Camellia, family Theaceae: several species, in particular the common camellia (C. japonica), which has numerous cultivars and hybrids.山茶属, 山茶科：数种, 尤指有众多栽培品种和杂交种的山茶（拉丁名C. japonica）。
词源
modern Latin, named by Linnaeus after Joseph Kamel （Latinized as Camellus）, Moravian botanist （1661-1706）, who described the flora of Luzon.