japonica
Americannoun
noun
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Also called: Japanese quince. flowering quince. a Japanese rosaceous shrub, Chaenomeles japonica, cultivated for its red flowers and yellowish fruit
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another name for the camellia
Etymology
Origin of japonica
1810–20; < New Latin, equivalent to Japon ( ia ) Japan + -ica, feminine of -icus -ic
Example Sentences
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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 • Jun. 17, 2024
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 • Jun. 5, 2024
As the microscopic granules swell with hot water and burst while cooking, japonica releases more sticky starch.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024
In 2014, the International Union for Conservation of Nature listed A. japonica as an endangered species.
From National Geographic • Feb. 9, 2024
I don't think that japonica ever had as many flowers before; and what a season for tulips!
From Barrington Volume I (of II) by Lever, Charles James
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