ja·pon·i·ca (j -p n  -k)n. 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]
n
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 |
| 2. |  japonica - deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossomsflowering quince - Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms |
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