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japonica
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Japonica
(gcide) | Japonica \Ja*pon"i*ca\, n. [NL., Japanese, fr. Japonia Japan.]
(Bot.)
A species of Camellia (Camellia Japonica), a native of
Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers. Many other
genera have species of the same name.
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japonica
(wn) | japonica
n 1: greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy
fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties
[syn: japonica, Camellia japonica]
2: deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms
[syn: japonica, maule's quince, Chaenomeles japonica] |
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Camellia Japonica
(gcide) | Japonica \Ja*pon"i*ca\, n. [NL., Japanese, fr. Japonia Japan.]
(Bot.)
A species of Camellia (Camellia Japonica), a native of
Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers. Many other
genera have species of the same name.
[1913 Webster]Camellia \Ca*mel"li*a\, n. [NL., after Georg Josef Kamel, or
Camelli, a Jesuit who is said to have brought it from the
East.]
1. (Bot.) An Asiatic genus of small shrubs, often with
shining leaves and showy flowers. Camellia Japonica is
much cultivated for ornament, and Camellia Sassanqua and
Camellia oleifera are grown in China for the oil which
is pressed from their seeds. The tea plant is now referred
to this genus under the name of Camellia Thea.
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2. (Hort.) An ornamental greenhouse shrub (Thea japonica)
with glossy evergreen leaves and roselike red or white
double flowers.
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Citrus Japonica
(gcide) | kumquat \kum"quat\, n. [Chin. kin keu.] (Bot.)
any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella
(formerly Citrus) of the rue family (Rutaceae)
(especially Citrus Japonica) growing in China and Japan
bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick
sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp; also, any of the small
acid, orange-colored citrus fruits of such plants, used
mostly for preserves. [Also spelled cumquat.]
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Cydonia Japonica
(gcide) | Quince \Quince\ (kw[i^]ns), n. [Prob. a pl. from OE. quyne,
coin, OF. coin, cooin, F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince
tree, as adj., Cydonian, Gr. ? Cydonian, ? ? a quince, fr. ?
Cydonia, a city in Crete, ? the Cydonians. Cf. Quiddany.]
1. The fruit of a shrub (Cydonia vulgaris) belonging to the
same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple,
but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. It has
hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely
used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves.
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2. (Bot.) a quince tree or shrub.
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Japan quince (Bot.), an Eastern Asiatic shrub ({Cydonia
Japonica}, formerly Pyrus Japonica) and its very
fragrant but inedible fruit. The shrub has very showy
flowers, usually red, but sometimes pink or white, and is
much grown for ornament.
Quince curculio (Zool.), a small gray and yellow curculio
(Conotrachelus crat[ae]gi) whose larva lives in quinces.
Quince tree (Bot.), the small tree (Cydonia vulgaris)
which produces the quince.
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Diervilla Japonica
(gcide) | Weigela \Wei"gel*a\, Weigelia \Wei*ge"li*a\, n. [NL. So named
after C. E. Weigel, a German naturalist.] (Bot.)
A hardy garden shrub (Diervilla Japonica) belonging to the
Honeysuckle family, with white or red flowers. It was
introduced from China.
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Kerria Japonica
(gcide) | Corchorus \Cor"cho*rus\ (k[^o]r"k[-o]*r[u^]s), n. [Nl., fr. L.
corchorus a poor kind of pulse, Gr. ko`rchoros a wild plant
of bitter taste.] (Bot.)
The common name of the Kerria Japonica or Japan
globeflower, a yellow-flowered, perennial, rosaceous plant,
seen in old-fashioned gardens.
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Lonicera Japonica
(gcide) | Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis[=u]ge privet.
See Honey, and Suck.] (Bot.)
One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for
their beauty, and some for their fragrance.
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Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus
Lonicera; as, Lonicera Caprifolium, and {Lonicera
Japonica}, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds;
Lonicera Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of
England; Lonicera grata, the American woodbine, and
Lonicera sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet
honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is {Lonicera
Xylosteum}; the American, Lonicera ciliata. The
American Pinxter flower (Azalea nudiflora) is often
called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name
Australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more
trees of the genus Banksia. See French honeysuckle,
under French.
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Photinia Japonica
(gcide) | Loquat \Lo"quat\, n. [Chinese name.] (Bot.)
The fruit of the Japanese medlar (Photinia Japonica). It is
as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains
four or five large seeds. Also, the tree itself.
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Pyrus Japonica
(gcide) | Quince \Quince\ (kw[i^]ns), n. [Prob. a pl. from OE. quyne,
coin, OF. coin, cooin, F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince
tree, as adj., Cydonian, Gr. ? Cydonian, ? ? a quince, fr. ?
Cydonia, a city in Crete, ? the Cydonians. Cf. Quiddany.]
1. The fruit of a shrub (Cydonia vulgaris) belonging to the
same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple,
but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. It has
hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely
used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves.
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2. (Bot.) a quince tree or shrub.
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Japan quince (Bot.), an Eastern Asiatic shrub ({Cydonia
Japonica}, formerly Pyrus Japonica) and its very
fragrant but inedible fruit. The shrub has very showy
flowers, usually red, but sometimes pink or white, and is
much grown for ornament.
Quince curculio (Zool.), a small gray and yellow curculio
(Conotrachelus crat[ae]gi) whose larva lives in quinces.
Quince tree (Bot.), the small tree (Cydonia vulgaris)
which produces the quince.
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Sophora Japonica
(gcide) | Sophora \So*pho"ra\, n. [Ar. ?ufair.] (Bot.)
(a) A genus of leguminous plants.
(b) A tree (Sophora Japonica) of Eastern Asia, resembling
the common locust; occasionally planted in the United
States.
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Terra Japonica
(gcide) | Gambier \Gam"bier\, n. [Malayan.]
(a) The inspissated juice of a plant (Uncaria Gambir)
growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and,
under the name of Terra Japonica, is used for chewing
with the Areca nut, and is exported for tanning and
dyeing.
(b) Catechu. [Written also gambeer and gambir.]
[1913 Webster]Terra \Ter"ra\, n. [It. & L. See Terrace.]
The earth; earth.
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Terra alba [L., white earth] (Com.), a white amorphous
earthy substance consisting of burnt gypsum, aluminium
silicate (kaolin), or some similar ingredient, as
magnesia. It is sometimes used to adulterate certain
foods, spices, candies, paints, etc.
Terra cotta. [It., fr. terra earth + cotta, fem. of cotto
cooked, L. coctus, p. p. of coquere to cook. See Cook,
n.] Baked clay; a kind of hard pottery used for statues,
architectural decorations, figures, vases, and the like.
Terrae filius [L., son of the earth], formerly, one
appointed to write a satirical Latin poem at the public
acts in the University of Oxford; -- not unlike the
prevaricator at Cambridge, England.
Terra firma [L.], firm or solid earth, as opposed to
water.
Terra Japonica. [NL.] Same as Gambier. It was formerly
supposed to be a kind of earth from Japan.
Terra Lemnia [L., Lemnian earth], Lemnian earth. See under
Lemnian.
Terra ponderosa [L., ponderous earth] (Min.), barite, or
heavy spar.
Terra di Sienna. See Sienna.
[1913 Webster]Catechu \Cat"e*chu\, n. [See Cashoo.] (Chem.)
A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and
evaporation from the Acacia catechu, and several other
plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of
tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the
arts. It is also known by the names terra japonica,
cutch, gambier, etc. --Ure. --Dunglison.
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terra japonica
(gcide) | Gambier \Gam"bier\, n. [Malayan.]
(a) The inspissated juice of a plant (Uncaria Gambir)
growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and,
under the name of Terra Japonica, is used for chewing
with the Areca nut, and is exported for tanning and
dyeing.
(b) Catechu. [Written also gambeer and gambir.]
[1913 Webster]Terra \Ter"ra\, n. [It. & L. See Terrace.]
The earth; earth.
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Terra alba [L., white earth] (Com.), a white amorphous
earthy substance consisting of burnt gypsum, aluminium
silicate (kaolin), or some similar ingredient, as
magnesia. It is sometimes used to adulterate certain
foods, spices, candies, paints, etc.
Terra cotta. [It., fr. terra earth + cotta, fem. of cotto
cooked, L. coctus, p. p. of coquere to cook. See Cook,
n.] Baked clay; a kind of hard pottery used for statues,
architectural decorations, figures, vases, and the like.
Terrae filius [L., son of the earth], formerly, one
appointed to write a satirical Latin poem at the public
acts in the University of Oxford; -- not unlike the
prevaricator at Cambridge, England.
Terra firma [L.], firm or solid earth, as opposed to
water.
Terra Japonica. [NL.] Same as Gambier. It was formerly
supposed to be a kind of earth from Japan.
Terra Lemnia [L., Lemnian earth], Lemnian earth. See under
Lemnian.
Terra ponderosa [L., ponderous earth] (Min.), barite, or
heavy spar.
Terra di Sienna. See Sienna.
[1913 Webster]Catechu \Cat"e*chu\, n. [See Cashoo.] (Chem.)
A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and
evaporation from the Acacia catechu, and several other
plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of
tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the
arts. It is also known by the names terra japonica,
cutch, gambier, etc. --Ure. --Dunglison.
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Thea japonica
(gcide) | Camellia \Ca*mel"li*a\, n. [NL., after Georg Josef Kamel, or
Camelli, a Jesuit who is said to have brought it from the
East.]
1. (Bot.) An Asiatic genus of small shrubs, often with
shining leaves and showy flowers. Camellia Japonica is
much cultivated for ornament, and Camellia Sassanqua and
Camellia oleifera are grown in China for the oil which
is pressed from their seeds. The tea plant is now referred
to this genus under the name of Camellia Thea.
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2. (Hort.) An ornamental greenhouse shrub (Thea japonica)
with glossy evergreen leaves and roselike red or white
double flowers.
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astilbe japonica
(wn) | Astilbe japonica
n 1: a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus
Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense
panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by
florists for Easter blooming [syn: spirea, spiraea,
Astilbe japonica] |
camellia japonica
(wn) | Camellia japonica
n 1: greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy
fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties
[syn: japonica, Camellia japonica] |
chaenomeles japonica
(wn) | Chaenomeles japonica
n 1: deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms
[syn: japonica, maule's quince, Chaenomeles japonica] |
coniogramme japonica
(wn) | Coniogramme japonica
n 1: fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern; cultivated for their
attractive broad dark-green pinnate fronds [syn: {bamboo
fern}, Coniogramme japonica] |
cryptomeria japonica
(wn) | Cryptomeria japonica
n 1: tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft
wood [syn: Japanese cedar, Japan cedar, sugi,
Cryptomeria japonica] |
eriobotrya japonica
(wn) | Eriobotrya japonica
n 1: evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-
sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and
Japan [syn: loquat, loquat tree, Japanese medlar,
Japanese plum, Eriobotrya japonica] |
fortunella japonica
(wn) | Fortunella japonica
n 1: shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats [syn: marumi,
marumi kumquat, round kumquat, Fortunella japonica] |
japonica
(wn) | japonica
n 1: greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy
fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties
[syn: japonica, Camellia japonica]
2: deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms
[syn: japonica, maule's quince, Chaenomeles japonica] |
lonicera japonica
(wn) | Lonicera japonica
n 1: an Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-
evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow
with age; has become a weed in some areas [syn: {Japanese
honeysuckle}, Lonicera japonica] |
lonicera japonica halliana
(wn) | Lonicera japonica halliana
n 1: a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine;
established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United
States [syn: Hall's honeysuckle, {Lonicera japonica
halliana}] |
pieris japonica
(wn) | Pieris japonica
n 1: broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and
drooping clusters of white flowers [syn: andromeda,
Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, {Pieris
japonica}] |
popillia japonica
(wn) | Popillia japonica
n 1: small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern
Asia; serious plant pest in North America [syn: {Japanese
beetle}, Popillia japonica] |
prunus japonica
(wn) | Prunus japonica
n 1: woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown
especially for its white or pale pink blossoms [syn:
flowering almond, oriental bush cherry, {Prunus
japonica}] |
sophora japonica
(wn) | Sophora japonica
n 1: handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark
green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white
flowers; China and Japan [syn: Japanese pagoda tree,
Chinese scholartree, Chinese scholar tree, {Sophora
japonica}, Sophora sinensis] |
syringa amurensis japonica
(wn) | Syringa amurensis japonica
n 1: small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and
creamy-white flowers [syn: Japanese tree lilac, {Syringa
reticulata}, Syringa amurensis japonica] |
tilia japonica
(wn) | Tilia japonica
n 1: medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental [syn:
Japanese linden, Japanese lime, Tilia japonica] |
zoysia japonica
(wn) | Zoysia japonica
n 1: lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United
States [syn: Korean lawn grass, Japanese lawn grass,
Zoysia japonica] |
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