Definition of "japonica" []

• An ornamental shrub (Chaenomeles japonica) that is native to Japan and cultivated for its red flowers. (noun)

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• "The second is a crab of the species Heikea japonica, which is found in Japanese waters."
• "Kassu, or most astringent terra japonica, which is black and mixed with paddy criu, husks, and other impurities."
• "For an entire season the japonica was the only flower seen at the houses of the fashionable or mixing in the toilettes of the belles."