noun
- the camellia, Camellia japonica, having waxy flowers in a variety of colors.
noun
- Also called: Japanese quince, flowering quince a Japanese rosaceous shrub, Chaenomeles japonica, cultivated for its red flowers and yellowish fruit
- another name for the camellia
“camelia,” 1819, Modern Latin, literally “Japanese,” from Japonica “Japan,” from Japon, variant of Japan.