Camellia Japonica

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Camellia japonica
    n 1: greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy
         fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties
         [syn: {japonica}, {Camellia japonica}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Japonica \Ja*pon"i*ca\, n. [NL., Japanese, fr. Japonia Japan.]
   (Bot.)
   A species of Camellia ({Camellia Japonica}), a native of
   Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers. Many other
   genera have species of the same name.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Camellia \Ca*mel"li*a\, n. [NL., after Georg Josef Kamel, or
   Camelli, a Jesuit who is said to have brought it from the
   East.]
   1. (Bot.) An Asiatic genus of small shrubs, often with
      shining leaves and showy flowers. {Camellia Japonica} is
      much cultivated for ornament, and {Camellia Sassanqua} and
      {Camellia oleifera} are grown in China for the oil which
      is pressed from their seeds. The tea plant is now referred
      to this genus under the name of {Camellia Thea}.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Hort.) An ornamental greenhouse shrub ({Thea japonica})
      with glossy evergreen leaves and roselike red or white
      double flowers.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]