japonica
pronunciation
How to pronounce japonica in British English:
UK [dʒəˈpɒnɪkə]
How to pronounce japonica in American English:
US [dʒəˈpɑnɪkə]
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- Noun:
- greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant roselike flowers; cultivated in many varieties
- deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms
Word Origin
- japonica (n.)
- "camelia," 1819, Modern Latin, literally "Japanese," from Japonica "Japan," from Japon, variant of Japan.
Example
- 1. Lodging resistance in japonica rice varieties with different panicle types .
- 2. The iron effect study of early japonica anther culture in cold region .
- 3. Components of dry japonica rice starch extracted by different methods .
- 4. Compatibility and heterosis between indica and japonica rice .
- 5. The researchers found indica and japonica have more in common with each other than either has with wild rice .