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
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Using technologies such as liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry, the researchers carried out a broad analysis of the fats present in japonica rice.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
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 ● 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
The japonica bushes were only a few paces distant, the front yard being but the merest strip of earth; yet the ground was very wet, and Miss Judy was wearing prunella gaiters.
From Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century by Nancy Huston Banks
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