Definitions for "Camellia"
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.
An ornamental greenhouse shrub (Thea japonica) with glossy evergreen leaves and roselike red or white double flowers.
any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers
Non-toxic, non-allergenic edible Japanese oil used for oiling sword blades after use
In cryptography, Camellia is a block cipher that has been evaluated favorably by several organisations, including the European Union's NESSIE project (a selected algorithm), and the Japanese CRYPTREC project (a recommended algorithm). The cipher was developed jointly by Mitsubishi and NTT in 2000, and has similar design elements to earlier block ciphers (MISTY1 and E2) from these companies.