japonica
IPA: dʒʌpˈɑnʌkʌ
noun
- Any of several plants originally native to Japan.
- A species of camellia, Camellia japonica.
- A subspecies of the rice Oryza sativa.
- (dated) A species of camellia (Camellia japonica), a native flower of Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers.
adjective
- Japanese, from Japan.
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Examples of "japonica" in Sentences
- There were a lot of japonicas in the garden.
- Well, it is a fatshedera japonica variegata.
- The japonica blooms have many different shapes.
- Camellia japonica types bloom this month through March.
- Japonica is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
- Not much is known about viral diseases in Camellia japonica.
- Fauna Japonica is a series of monographs on the zoology of Japan.
- Both the indica as well as the japonica varieties are grown in Assam.
- The beetle species Popillia japonica is commonly known as the Japanese beetle.
- This variety of camellia usually has smaller leaves than the Camellia Japonica.
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