japonica

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Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
24
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/d͡ʒəˈpɑn.ɪˌkə/ (US)

Definition of japonica

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (dated, uncountable)A species of camellia (Camellia japonica), a native flower of Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers.
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noun

  1. (dated, uncountable)A species of camellia (Camellia japonica), a native flower of Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers.
  2. Any of several plants originally native to Japan.
    “To-day we have naming of parts. Japonica Glistens like coral in all of the neighboring gardens, And to-day we have naming of parts.”
  3. Any of several plants originally native to Japan.
    “The isograms were typical of differences between two subspecies but also of those between different lines of japonicas or indicas.”

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Etymology

From New Latin iaponicus (“Japanese”), from Iaponia.

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