Japonica
[dʒә'pɒnikә]
Definition
(noun.) deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms.
(noun.) greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties.
Inputed by Dustin--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A species of Camellia (Camellia Japonica), a native of Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers. Many other genera have species of the same name.
Checked by Enrique
Definition
n. an abbreviation for Pyrus japonica the Japanese quince.
Checker: Wade
Examples
- She admires a flower (pink camellia japonica, price half-a-crown), in my button-hole. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- It was rather a singular one,--a brilliant scarlet geranium, and one single white japonica, with its glossy leaves. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Checker: Peggy