japonica

/dʒəˈpɑnəkə/
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Other forms: japonicas

Definitions of japonica
  1. noun
    greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties
    synonyms: Camellia japonica
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    type of:
    camelia, camellia
    any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers
  2. noun
    deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms
    synonyms: Chaenomeles japonica, maule's quince
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    type of:
    flowering quince
    Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms
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