Definition
An evergreen flowering shrub with glossy leaves and waxy, colorful flowers, native to Asia and prized as an ornamental plant; an alternative spelling of camellia.
Etymology
Named after Georg Joseph Kamel, a Jesuit botanist who worked in the Philippines in the 17th century. Carolus Linnaeus named the plant genus 'Camellia' in his honor.
Kelly Says
The camellia was named to honor a botanist who died centuries ago, but his name became immortalized in gardens worldwide—whenever someone admires a camelia flower, they're unknowingly honoring a 17th-century Jesuit from the Philippines.
Translations
ARالعربية
كاميليا
ka-mee-lee-ah
BNবাংলা
ক্যামেলিয়া
ka-me-li-ya
CACatalà
camel·lia
ka-me-lee-a
CSČeština
kamélie
ka-me-lee-eh
DADansk
camellia
ka-MEH-lee-ah
DEDeutsch
Kamelie
kah-MEH-lee-eh
ELΕλληνικά
καμέλια
ka-MEH-lee-ah
ESEspañol
camellia
ka-MEH-lee-ah
FAفارسی
کاملیا
ka-me-lee-ah
FISuomi
kamalial
ka-ma-li-al
FRFrançais
camélia
ka-MEH-lee-ah
HAHA
kamaliya
ka-ma-lee-ya
HEעברית
קמליה
ka-me-lee-ah
HIहिन्दी
कैमेलिया
ka-me-lee-ya
HUMagyar
kamélia
ka-MEH-lee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
kamboja
kam-boh-ja
IGIG
kamiliya
ka-mi-lee-ya
ITItaliano
camelia
ka-MEH-lee-ah
KKKK
camellia
ka-me-lee-ya
MRMR
कॅमेलिया
ka-me-lee-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
kamalia
ka-ma-lee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ကမယ်လီးယား
ka-me-lee-ya
NLNederlands
camellia
ka-MEH-lee-ah
NONorsk
camellia
ka-MEH-lee-ah
PAPA
ਕੈਮੇਲੀਆ
ka-me-lee-ya
PLPolski
kamillia
ka-mil-lee-ah
PTPortuguês
camelia
ka-MEH-lee-ah
RORomână
camellia
ka-MEH-lee-ah
RUРусский
камелия
ka-me-lee-ya
SVSvenska
camellia
ka-MEH-lee-ah
SWKiswahili
kamaliya
ka-ma-lee-ah
TAதமிழ்
காமெலியா
ka-me-li-ya
TEతెలుగు
క్యామెలియా
ky-a-me-li-ya
THไทย
คาเมเลีย
ka-me-li-ya
TLTL
kamilya
ka-mi-lee-ah
TRTürkçe
kamilya
kah-mee-lee-yah
UKУкраїнська
камелія
ka-me-lee-ya
URاردو
کیملیا
ki-me-lee-ah
VITiếng Việt
cẩm li
cam li
YOYO
kaméliya
ka-me-lee-ya
ZUZU
ikameliya
i-ka-me-lee-ya