Ca*mel"li*a (?), n. [NL.; -- named after Kamel, a Jesuit who is said to have brought it from the East.] (Bot.) An Asiatic genus of small shrubs, often with shining leaves and showy flowers. Camellia Japonica is much cultivated for ornament, and C. Sassanqua and C. 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.
Ca*mel"o*pard (k&adot;*m&ebreve;l"&osl;*pńrd or kăm"&ebreve;l*&osl;*pńrd; 277), n. [LL. camelopardus, L. camelopardalus, camelopardalis, fr. Gr. kamhlopa`rdalis; ka`mhlos a camel + pa`rdalis pard, leopard: cf. F. camÚlopard. The camelopard has a neck and head like a camel, and is spotted like a pard. See Camel, and Pard.] (Zo÷l.) An African ruminant; the giraffe. See Giraffe.