(n) a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War, Syn. Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, AL

giraffe

(n) tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa, Syn. camelopard, Giraffa camelopardalis

gold of pleasure

(n) annual European false flax having small white flowers; cultivated since Neolithic times as a source of fiber and for its oil-rich seeds; widely naturalized in North America, Syn. Camelina sativa

japonica

(n) greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties, Syn. Camellia japonica

nilgai

(n) large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns, Syn. Boselaphus tragocamelus, nylghai, blue bull, nylghau

ostrich

(n) fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird, Syn. Struthio camelus

tea

(n) a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves, Syn. Camellia sinensis, Example:tea has fragrant white flowers

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

camel

n. [ OE. camel, chamel, OF. camel, chamel, F. chameau L. camelus, fr. Gr. ka`mhlos; of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. gāmāl, Ar. jamal. Cf. As. camel, fr. L. camelus. ] 1. (Zool.) A large ruminant used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens and for riding. The camel is remarkable for its ability to go a long time without drinking. Its hoofs are small, and situated at the extremities of the toes, and the weight of the animal rests on the callous. The dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) has one hump on the back, while the Bactrian camel (Camelus Bactrianus) has two. The llama, alpaca, and vicuña, of South America, belong to a related genus (Auchenia). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) A water-tight structure (as a large box or boxes) used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow water. By admitting water, the camel or camels may be sunk and attached beneath or at the sides of a vessel, and when the water is pumped out the vessel is lifted. [ 1913 Webster ]

Camel bird (Zool.), the ostrich. --
Camel locust (Zool.), the mantis. --
Camel's thorn (Bot.), a low, leguminous shrub (Alhagi maurorum) of the Arabian desert, from which exudes a sweetish gum, which is one of the substances called manna. [ 1913 Webster ]

Camel-backed

a. Having a back like a camel; humpbacked. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cameleon

n. See Chaceleon. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

camelhair

n. a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel.
Syn. -- camel's hair. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

camelia

n. any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers; the camellia.
Syn. -- camellia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Camelidae

n. a natural family comprising the camels and llamas and vicunas.
Syn. -- family Camelidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Camelina

n. a genus of annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to Central Asia.
Syn. -- genus Camelina. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Camellia

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. ]

Camelopard

n. [ LL. camelopardus, L. camelopardalus, camelopardalis, fr. Gr. kamhlopa`rdalis; ka`mhlos a camel + pa`rdalis pard, leopard: cf. F. camélopard. The camelopard has a neck and head like a camel, and is spotted like a pard. See Camel, and Pard. ] (Zool.) An African ruminant; the giraffe. See Giraffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

Camelot

n. See Camelet. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Camelot

prop. n. 1. The legendary site of King Arthur's court and castle. [ PJC ]

2. Hence, any place or time thought of as having idyllic peace, justice, and happiness. [ PJC ]

Camelry

n. Troops that are mounted on camels. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Camelshair

a. Of camel's hair. [ 1913 Webster ]

Camel's-hair pencil, a small brush used by painters in water colors, made of camel's hair or similar materials. --
Camel's-hair shawl. A name often given to a cashmere shawl. See Cashmere shawl under Cashmere. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scammel

{ or } n. (Zool.) The female bar-tailed godwit. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Whether this is the scamel mentioned by Shakespeare [ “Tempest, ” ii. 2 ] is not known. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

骆驼

[骆驼 / 駱駝, luò tuo] camel; (coll.) blockhead; ninny #14419

驼

[驼 / 駝, tuó] humpback; camel #17724

茶树

[茶树 / 茶樹, chá shù] tea tree; Camellia sinensis #27867

骆

[骆 / 駱, luò] camel; surname Luo #31125

山茶花

[山茶花, shān chá huā] camelia #61111

为富不仁

[为富不仁 / 為富不仁, wéi fù bù rén] the benevolent man cannot be rich (成语, saw from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24). #64403

桫

[桫, suō] Stewartia pseudocamellia #167082

为仁不富

[为仁不富 / 為仁不富, wéi rén bù fù] the rich man cannot be benevolent (成语, saw from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24). #517242

槚

[槚 / 檟, jiǎ] Catalpa, a genus of mostly deciduous trees; old term for Camellia sinensis, the tea plant 茶; also called Thea sinensis; small evergreen shrub (Mallotus japonicus), See Also: 茶 #523621

为富不仁，为仁不富

[为富不仁，为仁不富 / 為富不仁，為仁不富, wéi fù bù rén, wéi rén bù fù] the benevolent man cannot be rich and vice versa (成语 saw, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).

裋

[裋, shù] coarse clothing of camel's hair

驯驼

[驯驼 / 馴駝, xùn tuó] trained pack camel

驼鸡

[驼鸡 / 駝雞, tuó jī] ostrich (Struthio camelus); also written 鴕鳥鸵鸟; fabulous bird like Sinbad's roc, See Also: 鴕鳥, 鸵鸟

骆驼祥子

[骆驼祥子 / 駱駝祥子, Luò tuo Xiáng zi] Camel Xiangzi, novel by Lao She 老舍, See Also: 老舍

鹿豹座

[鹿豹座, lù bào zuò] Camelopardalis (constellation)

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

茶

[ちゃ, cha] (n) (1) (See お茶・1) tea; (2) tea plant (Camellia sinensis); (3) (See 茶道) tea preparation; making tea; (4) (abbr) (See 茶色) brown; (n, adj-na) (5) (arch) (See 茶化す) mockery; (P) #3549

椿(P);山茶

[つばき(P);さんちゃ(山茶);ツバキ, tsubaki (P); sancha ( yama cha ); tsubaki] (n) (1) (uk) common camellia; Camellia japonica; (2) (さんちゃ only) tea produced in the mountains; (P) #6027

カメリア

[kameria] (n) camellia (lat

キャメル

[kyameru] (n) camel; (P)

メコ筋

[メコすじ;メコスジ, meko suji ; mekosuji] (n) (uk) (sl) camel toe (i.e. female genitals visible through tight clothing)

乙女椿

[おとめつばき;オトメツバキ, otometsubaki ; otometsubaki] (n) (uk) otome camellia (Camellia japonica f. otome)

夏椿

[なつつばき;ナツツバキ, natsutsubaki ; natsutsubaki] (n) (uk) Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)

花車椿

[はなぐるまつばき, hanagurumatsubaki] (n) hanakuruma camelia; Camellia japonica var.

花椿

[はなつばき, hanatsubaki] (n) camellia flower

角を矯めて牛を殺す

[つのをためてうしをころす, tsunowotameteushiwokorosu] (exp, v5s) to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a camel and swallow a gnat; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point

寒椿

[かんつばき, kantsubaki] (n) camellia-like plant native to China

岩根絞り

[いわねしぼり;イワネシボリ, iwaneshibori ; iwaneshibori] (n) (uk) Camellia japonica 'Iwaneshibori' (cultivar of common camellia)

紅妙蓮寺

[べにみょうれんじ;ベニミョウレンジ, benimyourenji ; benimyourenji] (n) (uk) Camellia japonica 'Benimyorenji' (cultivar of common camellia)

山茶花

[さざんか;さんざか;さんさか;さんちゃか;サザンカ, sazanka ; sanzaka ; sansaka ; sanchaka ; sazanka] (n) (uk) sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)

神楽獅子

[かぐらじし, kagurajishi] (n) kagurajishi camelia; Camellia japonica var.

雪椿;雪つばき

[ゆきつばき;ユキツバキ, yukitsubaki ; yukitsubaki] (n) (uk) snow camellia (Camellia japonica subsp. rusticana)

双峰駱駝

[そうほうらくだ, souhourakuda] (n) two-humped camel; Bactrian camel

太神楽;大神楽;代神楽

[だいかぐら;ダイカグラ, daikagura ; daikagura] (n) (1) grand kagura performance at Ise; (2) (See 雑芸・1) type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; (3) (uk) (See 椿・1) Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)

単峰駱駝

[たんぽうらくだ, tanpourakuda] (n) Arabian camel; dromedary; one-hump camel

茶の木

[ちゃのき, chanoki] (n) tea plant (Camellia sinensis)

椿油

[つばきあぶら, tsubakiabura] (n) camellia oil

二瘤駱駝

[ふたこぶらくだ, futakoburakuda] (n) (uk) Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus)

日避虫

[ひよけむし;ヒヨケムシ, hiyokemushi ; hiyokemushi] (n) (uk) sun spider (any arachnid of order Solifugae); wind scorpion; camel spider; solpugid

白玉

[はくぎょく, hakugyoku] (n) (1) (also written as 真珠) (See 真珠) white gem (esp. a pearl); (2) rice flour dumpling; (3) (abbr) (uk) (See 白玉椿) white-flowered camellia

白玉椿

[しらたまつばき;シラタマツバキ, shiratamatsubaki ; shiratamatsubaki] (n) white-flowered camellia; Camellia japonica var.

肥後椿

[ひごつばき, higotsubaki] (n) higo camelia; Camellia japonica var.

姫椿

[ひめつばき;ヒメツバキ, himetsubaki ; himetsubaki] (n) (1) (uk) Chinese guger tree (species of evergreen, Schima wallichii); (2) (See 山茶花) sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua); (3) (arch) (See 鼠黐) Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum)

朴伴

[ぼくはん;ボクハン, bokuhan ; bokuhan] (n) (uk) Camellia japonica 'Bokuhan' (cultivar of common camellia)

明石潟

[あかしがた;アカシガタ, akashigata ; akashigata] (n) (uk) Camellia sasanqua 'Akasigata' (cultivar of Christmas camellia)

蓮見白

[はすみじろ;はすみしろ, hasumijiro ; hasumishiro] (n) hasumijiro camelia; hasumishiro camelia; Camellia japonica var.

佗助椿

[わびすけつばき;ワビスケツバキ, wabisuketsubaki ; wabisuketsubaki] (n) (uk) Camellia japonica 'Wabisuke' (cultivar of common camellia)

駱駝

[らくだ, rakuda] (n) camel

駱駝色;らくだ色

[らくだいろ, rakudairo] (n) (uk) camel color