japonica

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English

Etymology

From New Latin japonica, the species name.

Noun

japonica (plural japonicas)

  1. Any of several plants originally native to Japan.
    1. A species of camellia, Camellia japonica.
      • 1942 August 8, Henry Reed, “Naming of Parts”, in The New Statesman and Nation: The Week-end Review, volume 24, number 598, page 92:
        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.
    2. A subspecies of the rice Oryza sativa.
      • 1986, Rice Genetics: Proceedings of the International Rice Genetics Symposium, 27-31 May 1985, International Rice Research Institute:
        The isograms were typical of differences between two subspecies but also of those between different lines of japonicas or indicas.

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

japonica

  1. inflection of japonicus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

japonicā

  1. ablative feminine singular of japonicus
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