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Japonica

//d͡ʒəˈpɑn.ɪˌkə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A species of camellia (Camellia japonica), a native flower of Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers. dated, uncountable
  2. 2
    Any of several plants originally native to Japan.; A species of camellia, Camellia japonica.

    "To-day we have naming of parts. Japonica Glistens like coral in all of the neighboring gardens, And to-day we have naming of parts."

  3. 3
    deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms wordnet
  4. 4
    Any of several plants originally native to Japan.; A subspecies of the rice Oryza sativa.

    "The isograms were typical of differences between two subspecies but also of those between different lines of japonicas or indicas."

  5. 5
    greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From New Latin iaponicus (“Japanese”), from Iaponia.

Etymology 2

From New Latin japō̆nica, the species name.

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