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/dʒəpˈɑnəkə/ /dʒəpˈɑnɪkə/ Listen

Japonica

noun

Greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties. Synonym: Camellia japonica.

Deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms. Synonyms: Chaenomeles japonica, maule's quince.

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"Japonica" Quotes from Famous Books

... foreign species which have been tried in the Northeastern States are: The European and Japanese chestnuts (Castanea sativa and C. japonica); the Persian (English) walnut (Juglans regia); the Japanese walnuts (J. Sieboldiana; J. cordiformis and J. mandshurica); the European hazels ...

— Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting - Ithaca, New York, December 14 and 15, 1911 • Northern Nut Growers Association

Words linked to "Japonica" : camellia, camelia, flowering quince