japonica

Definition of Japonica in English :

greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties

deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Japonica

noun

1. Also called: Japanese quince, flowering quince

a Japanese rosaceous shrub, Chaenomeles japonica, cultivated for its red flowers and yellowish fruit

2. another name for camellia

noun

any of various trees, shrubs, or plants associated with the Far East, as a camellia or the Japanese quince

n.

2. The common cultivated camellia (Camellia japonica).