Japonica Definition

jə-pŏnĭ-kə
noun
Any of various trees, shrubs, or plants associated with the Far East, as a camellia or the Japanese quince.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective

Japanese, from Japan.

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Noun

Singular:
japonica
Plural:
japonicas

Origin of Japonica

  • New Latin species name from Japonia Japan

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • New Latin from Japonia, Japan

    From Wiktionary

Japonica Sentence Examples

  • The Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) is a kind of cypress, the wood of which is very durable.

  • Of the fresh-water tortoise there are two kinds, the nippon (Tnionyx japonica) and the kame-no-ko (Ernys vulganisjaponica).

  • Fishing lines are manufacttired from the cocoons of the genjiki-mushi (Caligula japonica), which is one of the commonest moths in the islands.

  • The best known and most frequent forms are the asari (Tapes philippinarum), the hamaguri (Meretrix lusoria), the baka (Mactra sulcataria), the aka-gai (Scapharca inflata), the kaki (oyster), the awabi (Haliotis japonica), the sazae (Turbo cornutus), the hora-gai (Trilonium tritonius), &c. Among the cephalopods several are of great value as articles of food, e.g.

  • Such a transfer has been described in various Aroids, Rohdea japonica (Liliaceae), and other plants.

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Words Starting With

JJAJAP

Words Ending With

ACAICA

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Words Starting With J and Ending With A

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With J8 Letter Words Ending With A