japonica

[ juh-pon-i-kuh ]

noun

1. the camellia, Camellia japonica, having waxy flowers in a variety of colors.

japonica

/ dʒəˈpɒnɪkə /

noun

1. Also calledJapanese quinceflowering quince a Japanese rosaceous shrub, Chaenomeles japonica, cultivated for its red flowers and yellowish fruit
2. another name for the camellia

Word History and Origins

Origin of japonica¹

1810–20; < New Latin, equivalent to Japon ( ia ) Japan + -ica, feminine of -icus -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of japonica¹

C19: from New Latin, feminine of japonicus Japanese, from Japonia Japan

Example Sentences

T. oblanceolata displaces the previous genome record holder, a modestly sized flowering plant called Paris japonica that has 149 billion base pairs.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s 11 billion more than the previous record holder, a Japanese flowering plant, Paris japonica, and more than 50 times the size of the human genome.

From Science Magazine

That’s 11 billion more than the previous genome record holder, a Japanese flowering plant called Paris japonica.

From Science Magazine

Instead of measuring short, medium and long grains, it makes more sense to think of the world’s two main varieties of rice: indica and japonica.

From Seattle Times

In 2014, the International Union for Conservation of Nature listed A. japonica as an endangered species.

From National Geographic