CAMELLIA

(Lat.), n. f. Ka2m(kasm)-e2l'li2-a3. From Camelli, a Jesuit traveler and botanist, Ger., Camellie. Of Linnaeus, the tea-rose; a genus of tern str oem i a ceo us trees or shrubs closely related to Thea, of which some botanists make it a section; indigenous to southern and eastern Asia and the Indian Archipelago. [B, 19, 121.] C. anemonseflora, C. ane mon i flora [Sims]. The anemone-flowered c.; an Asiatic species. The seeds yield an oil used by the Japanese, and the leaves are substituted for those of tea. [B, 173.] C. drupifera [Loureiro]. A small Cochin-China tree. The seeds yield a fixed oil used like that of C. japonica. [B, 173, 180.] C. japonica [Linnaeus]. The Japan rose; a branching shrub or tree indigenous to China and Japan. The seeds are considered poisonous in Japan, and contain camellin (q. v.) and a fixed oil which is used for many pui-poses in China. [B, 34, 173, 180, 270.] C. ki i [Wallich], C. oleifera [Wallich]. See C. drupifera. C. sasanqua [Thunberg], C. sesanqua [Thunberg]. Ger.,stumpfbldtterige Camellie. A China and Japan tree. The fragrant leaves are used to scent tea and as a substitute for it. The seeds yield an oil resembling olive-oil. [B, 180.] C. the a, C. the if era [Griffith]. Syn.: Thea chinensis [Linnaeus] (seu a amica [Masters]), Eurya angiistifolia [Miquel]. The tea-plant; an evergreen shrub or small tree growing wild and also extensively cultivated in China and Japan. Several varieties (the Thea virid is [Linnaeus]. Thea bohea [Linnaeus], and Thea sfricta [Hayne]) are described. The dried leaves constitute tea. [B. 180. 185, 212.] See TEA and THEA. Lady Banks c. See C. sasanqua. A, ape; A, at; A, ah; A, all; Ch, chin; Ch2, loch (Scottish); [s. 40]