Meanings
japonica1
plural japonicas
- Any of several plants originally native to Japan.
- A species of camellia, Camellia japonica.
To-day we have naming of parts. Japonica Glistens like coral in all of the neighboring gardens, And to-day we have naming of parts.
1942 August 8, Henry Reed, “Naming of Parts”, in The New Statesman and Nation: The Week-end Review, volume 24, number 598, page 92 - A subspecies of the rice Oryza sativa.
The isograms were typical of differences between two subspecies but also of those between different lines of japonicas or indicas.
1986, Rice Genetics: Proceedings of the International Rice Genetics Symposium, 27-31 May 1985, International Rice Research Institute
Japonica2
alternative japonica
- dateduncountableA species of camellia (Camellia japonica), a native flower of Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers.
Synonyms & antonyms
noungreenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties
noundeciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
japonica · noun
- New Latinjapō̆nica
- Englishjaponica
From New Latin japō̆nica, the species name.
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Full word history & related roots →Japonica · noun
- New Latiniaponicus“Japanese”
- EnglishJaponica
From New Latin iaponicus (“Japanese”), from Iaponia.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
japonica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/japonica
“japonica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/japonica. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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