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camellia (n.)genus of shrubs and small trees native to eastern Asia and Indonesia, 1753, named by Linnæus from Latinized form of surname of Georg Joseph Kamel (1661-1706), Moravian-born Jesuit who described the flora of the island of Luzon, + abstract noun ending -ia.
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ophthalmia (n.)
Related entries & more "inflammation of the eye, conjunctivitis," late 14c., obtalmia, from Medieval Latin obtalmia and Old French obtalmie, ultimately from Greek ophthalmia, from ophthalmos (see ophthalmo-) + -ia. The corrected spelling is attested from late 16c.
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Indonesia
Related entries & more "the East Indies," 1850, from Indo- "India" + Greek nēsos "island" (see Chersonese) + -ia. Formerly called Indian Archipelago or East Indies Islands (see Indies). Related: Indonesian "of or from the East Indies" (1850).