japonica

See also: Japonica

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.

Related terms

• terra-japonica

Latin

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /jaˈpo.ni.ka/, [jäˈpɔːnikä]

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