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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCamélia sinensis
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ka-me-lya sin-ess
"Le Camélia sinensis est la plante utilisée pour produire le thé."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A species of evergreen shrub or small tree native to East Asia, whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea.
"Camellia sinensis is the primary source of tea consumed worldwide." - 2
The plant from which various types of tea, such as green tea, black tea, and oolong tea, are derived.
"Different processing methods of Camellia sinensis leaves result in distinct flavors and characteristics of tea."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from New Latin, honoring the Jesuit botanist Georg Joseph Kamel (Latinized as Kamellus), combined with the Latin 'sinensis', meaning 'Chinese'. The binomial nomenclature was established by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century to classify the tea plant.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Camellia sinensis" is said worldwide
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Camélia sinensis
Transliteration: ka-me-lya sin-ess
"Le Camélia sinensis est la plante utilisée pour produire le thé."
Teepflanze
Transliteration: tee-plant-se
"Die Teepflanze ist Camellia sinensis."
Camellia sinensis
Transliteration: ka-mel-lee-a sin-en-sis
"La Camellia sinensis è la pianta da cui si ricava il tè."
Camellia sinensis
Transliteration: ka-me-lee-a sin-en-sis
"La Camellia sinensis es la planta de la que se obtiene el té."
Camélia sinensis
Transliteration: ka-me-lee-a sin-en-sis
"A Camélia sinensis é a planta utilizada para produzir chá."
चाय का पौधा
Transliteration: chai ka paudha
"चाय का पौधा, जिसे Camellia sinensis कहा जाता है, चाय के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है।"
茶树
Transliteration: chá shù
"茶树是生产茶叶的植物。"
차나무
Transliteration: chanamu
"차나무는 차를 만드는 식물입니다."
茶の木
Transliteration: cha no ki
"茶の木はお茶を作るための植物です。"
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