Japonica

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Japonica \Ja*pon"i*ca\, n. [NL., Japanese, fr. Japonia Japan.]
     (Bot.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  japonica
       n 1: greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant
            roselike flowers; cultivated in many varieties [syn: {Camellia
            japonica}]
       2: deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms
          [syn: {maule's quince}, {Chaenomeles japonica}]