japonica

noun3

1. •
   Any of several plants originally native to Japan.
2. •
   A species of camellia, Camellia japonica.

   • To-day we have naming of parts. Japonica Glistens like coral in all of the neighboring gardens, And to-day we have naming of parts. — 1942
3. •
   A subspecies of the rice Oryza sativa.

   • The isograms were typical of differences between two subspecies but also of those between different lines of japonicas or indicas. — 1986

noun1

1. •
   (old-fashioned) A species of camellia (Camellia japonica), a native flower of Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers.