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.

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) japonica

1. nominative feminine singular of japonicus
2. nominative neuter plural of japonicus
3. accusative neuter plural of japonicus
4. vocative feminine singular of japonicus
5. vocative neuter plural of japonicus

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) japonicā

1. ablative feminine singular of japonicus