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noun
A species of camellia (Camellia japonica), a native flower of Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable
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noun
Any of several plants originally native to Japan.
A species of camellia, Camellia japonica.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of several plants originally native to Japan.
A subspecies of the rice Oryza sativa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: maule's quince, Chaenomeles japonica
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Broader terms: flowering quince
noun
greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Camellia japonica
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: camellia, camelia
History
From New Latin iaponicus (“Japanese”), from Iaponia.
From New Latin japō̆nica, the species name.
