Noun: japonica ju'pó-ni-ku
- Greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers
"The japonica's pink blooms brightened the conservatory";
- Camellia japonica
- Deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms
"The japonica's bright red flowers stood out against the garden wall"; "The Chaenomeles japonica's bright red flowers stood out against the garden wall";
- maule's quince, Chaenomeles japonica
Derived forms: japonicas
Type of: camelia, camellia, flowering quince
Encyclopedia: Japonica