[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

japonica \japon"ica\, 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
see also:
camellia japonica 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

japonica
     n 1: greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant
          roselike flowers; cultivated in many varieties syn: camellia
          japonica
     2: deciduous thorny shrub native to japan having red blossoms
        syn: maule's quince, chaenomeles japonica
see also:
camellia japonica maule's quince chaenomeles japonica 

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