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An ornamental shrub (Chaenomeles japonica) that is native to Japan and cultivated for its red flowers.

[New Latin, species name, from Japonia, Japan.]

japonica [dʒəˈpɒnɪkə]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called Japanese quince flowering quince a Japanese rosaceous shrub, Chaenomeles japonica, cultivated for its red flowers and yellowish fruit

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for the camellia

[from New Latin, feminine of japonicus Japanese, from Japonia Japan]

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Noun	1.	japonica - greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties Camellia japonica camelia, camellia - any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers
	2.	japonica - deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms Chaenomeles japonica, maule's quince flowering quince - Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms

Translations

japonica [dʒəˈpɒnɪkə] N → rosal m de China, rosal m japonés

japonica

n → Japanische Quitte

japonica [dʒəˈpɒnɪkə] n → cotogno del Giappone

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Astilbe japonica camelia camellia Camellia japonica Chaenomeles japonica Cryptomeria japonica Eriobotrya japonica flowering quince Fortunella japonica genus Lonicera Japan quince Japanese andromeda Japanese beetle Japanese cedar Japanese plum lonicera Lonicera japonica loquat maule's quince	She admires a flower (pink camellia japonica, price half-a-crown), in my button-hole. David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles View in context It was rather a singular one,--a brilliant scarlet geranium, and one single white japonica, with its glossy leaves. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context	Japanese sumac Japanese table pine Japanese tree lilac Japanese umbrella pine Japanese varnish tree Japanese wax Japanese wistaria Japanese yew Japanese-speaking Japanglish Japanism Japanize Japanned Japanned leather Japanner Japanning Japannish jape Japer Japery Japheth Japhethite Japhetic Japhetite Japlish japonica Japonism Japonisme Japurá Jaques-Dalcroze jar jar against jar on Jar-owl Jararaca Jarble Jardiniere jardinière Jards jarful Jargle jargon Jargonelle Jargonic jargonist jargonize jargoon jarhead jarl Jarlsberg Jarman	Japhetic Japhetic People Japhetite Japhia Japhleti Japho Japho Japi JAPIA JAPIC japing japing JAPIO JAPIT JAPL Japlish JAPM JAPMA JAPNA Japnese Japnese JAPNMS JAPO Japon Japon Japonaiserie Japonerie Japonesque japonica japonicas japonicas Japonism Japonisme Japonium Japonium Japonoliriaceae Japonolirion Japp Japp JAPPC jAppServer Operations Per Second JAPR JAPROB Japs Japs Japscat Japscat JAPSOM JAPSTIC JAPSW JAPT Japura Japura Japurá Japurá Japura River Japurá River JAPW Japygidae

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Astilbe japonica
camelia
camellia
Camellia japonica
Chaenomeles japonica
Cryptomeria japonica
Eriobotrya japonica
flowering quince
Fortunella japonica
genus Lonicera
Japan quince
Japanese andromeda
Japanese beetle
Japanese cedar
Japanese plum
lonicera
Lonicera japonica
loquat
maule's quince

She admires a flower (pink camellia japonica, price half-a-crown), in my button-hole.

David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles View in context

It was rather a singular one,--a brilliant scarlet geranium, and one single white japonica, with its glossy leaves.

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context

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