sasanqua

noun

sa·​san·​qua

səˈsäŋkwə

plural -s

: a shrub (Camellia sasanqua) of China and Japan often cultivated for its fragrant evergreen leaves and white or red flowers and for seeds that yield tea-seed oil

Word History

Etymology

Japanese sasankwa

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