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Meanings of camellia in inglês

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camèlia
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camellia

Any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers.

        camèlia
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        Examples for "camelia"
        Examples for "camelia"
        1
        Her hands, he thought, had the whiteness and consistency of a camelia.
        The Nest Builder: A Novel
        2
        Not an organ in its right place, and a camelia in his button-hole!
        The Stark Munro Letters / Being series of twelve letters written...
        3
        A camelia is a foolish flower; like a blind man's face-thechief thing is wanting.
        Maurice Guest
        4
        He took her outstretched hand-ofthe texture of a camelia-andit pulsed as if a heart beat in it.
        The Nest Builder: A Novel
        5
        He crossed to the divan upon which she had been sitting, where her fan and the camelia blossom yet lay.
        The Northern Light
        Usage of camellia in inglês
        1
        She looked at the white camellia; it seemed to speak to her.
        The Wide, Wide World
        2
        I like this, which is a small step down the camellia path.
        The Guardian
        3
        The air was infused with the fragrance of camellia-scented bath oil.
        The book of spies
        4
        He took up a camellia that some one had left on the table.
        Ruth
        5
        It seemed a bad omen to him-thatcamellia in Madeline's bosom.
        Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales
        6
        He saw no wisteria or camellia or coprosma though they had once been common.
        Earth Abides
        7
        Large camellia bushes benefit from a hard cut-back in spring.
        The Guardian
        8
        Soil and seasons of potting may be described as vexed questions in camellia culture.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885
        9
        Yet she had no idea that any association made her camellia precious to her.
        Ruth
        10
        Next the angel came to a camellia which was most beautiful to look upon.
        Second Book of Tales
        11
        Even the pitiful, insect-ravaged camellia plant was still in its pot by the door.
        Twenty fragments of a ravenous youth
        12
        Countess Sotski and Sophia Bespalova, as everyone knew, were coming with white camellia bouquets.
        The Idiot
        13
        The scent of oleander, confederate jasmine, crepe myrtle, and camellia floating from the garden.
        Break No Bones
        14
        Decorated cars carrying pretty girls with scarlet camellia blossoms in their hair went by.
        Travels With My Aunt
        15
        Would you have me take this ridiculous-looking thing, with only one camellia in it!
        Elinor Wyllys; Or, The Young Folk of Longbridge: A Tale. Volume ...
        16
        The natural ingredients, including rice and camellia oil, will leave your hair manageable and soft.
        Ebony
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        catalão
        camèlia
        espanhol
        camellia
        Camellia through the time
        Camellia across language varieties
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