Japonica

Word JAPONICA
Character 8
Hyphenation ja pon i ca
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Japonica"

What do we mean by japonica?

The common cultivated camellia (Camellia japonica). noun

Same as terra Japonica (catechu). noun

Camellia, Japonica. noun

Pyrus (Cydonia) Japonica. noun

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. noun

Any of several plants originally native to Japan, but especially a species of camelia, Camelia japonica 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 noun

Any of several plants originally native to Japan.

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The word "japonica" in example sentences

The second is a crab of the species Heikea japonica, which is found in Japanese waters. ❋ RICHARD DAWKINS (2009)

Kassu, or most astringent terra japonica, which is black and mixed with paddy criu, husks, and other impurities. ❋ P. L. Simmonds (N/A)

For an entire season the japonica was the only flower seen at the houses of the fashionable or mixing in the toilettes of the belles. ❋ Unknown (1905)

I discovered we have the dreaded Fallopia japonica aka Japanese knotweed, aargh, so that was A Bad Thing; but also found a small and runty Kerria japonica aka batchelors’ buttons or Abraham’s buttonhole, a funny straggly flowering shrub that I happen to be very fond of and intend to nurture, and some self-sown calendulas, which were A Good Thing. ❋ Imogen (2009)

My heart warms under snow; flowers with forsythia, japonica blooms, flowering quince, bridal wreath, blood root and violet; yellow running jasmine vine, cape jessamine and saucer magnolias: tulip-shaped, scenting lemon musk upon the air. ❋ ____Maggie (2009)

Near the sculpture, there's a seemingly nondescript grove of japonica trees that were planted in 1976 by the crew of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, the first US-Soviet international space mission. ❋ Zoe P. Strassfield (2011)

Two that come to mind are Yoshino cryptomeria C. japonica 'Yoshino' and green giant arborvitae. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Researchers at London's Kew Gardens said Thursday they'd discovered that the Paris japonica has a genetic code 50 times longer than that of a human being. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

Ed, I used to think of this poem as threatening but powered by the big thrill of irony -- plus the ironical use of "instructions" re learning to use a gun or a rifle -- the emphasis on learning the ins and outs of a killing mechanism in the middle of the idyllic gardens, filled with japonica. (somehow reminiscent of the South Pacific - this is a WWII poem). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The chartreuse stems of this passalong Kerria japonica stand out more against the blue fescue than the photo shows. ❋ Unknown (2010)

My Monrovia tag definitely said S. japonica ‘Neon Flash’ but online I saw x Bumalda. ❋ Unknown (2010)

From a botanical perspective, Wasabi (Wasabia japonica) has little or no relation to white horseradish, and in terms of actual flavor, its really a lot different. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The company has its own farm based in the mountain region of western North Carolina, where the altitude and the temperate climate has proven to be good for growing Wasabia japonica. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Sacred lily (Rohdea japonica) is a perennial that stays green year-round and which deer do not eat. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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