camelia

See also: Camelia and camélia

English

Noun

camelia (plural camelias)

1. Obsolete form of camellia.

Dutch

Alternative forms

• camellia (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Camellia. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkaːˈmeː.li.aː/

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• Hyphenation: ca‧me‧lia

Noun

camelia f (plural camelia's)

1. a camellia, plant of the genus Camellia

Italian

Etymology

From New Latin, named after Moravian botanist Joseph Kamel (‘Camellus’) (1661–1706). The Czech surname Kamel is a variant of Kamil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈmɛ.lja/
• Rhymes: -ɛlja
• Hyphenation: ca‧mè‧lia

Noun

camelia f (plural camelie)

1. camellia

Anagrams

• amicale, elamica, malacie, maleica

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin, named after Moravian botanist Joseph Kamel (‘Camellus’) (1661–1706). The Czech surname Kamel is a variant of Kamil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈmelja/ [kaˈme.lja]
• Rhymes: -elja
• Syllabification: ca‧me‧lia

Noun

camelia f (plural camelias)

1. camellia

Related terms

• camelio

Further reading

• “camelia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10