- japonica
- japonica "camelia," 1819, Modern Latin, lit. "Japanese," from Japonica "Japan," from Japon, variant of JAPAN (Cf. Japan).
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Japonica — (or japonicum) means of Japan , or Japanese , in Latin and is applied to things connected with Japan: * The specific epithets japonica and japonicum are used in binomial nomenclature to indicate species (or subspecies) of plants, animals etc… … Wikipedia
Japonica — Pour le décapode communément appelé crevette Japonica, voir Caridina japonica … Wikipédia en Français
Japonica — Ja*pon i*ca, 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
japónica — japónica. □ V. tierra japónica … Enciclopedia Universal
japonica — see SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA … Medical dictionary
japónica — ☛ V. tierra japónica … Diccionario de la lengua española
japonica — ► NOUN ▪ an Asian shrub of the rose family, with bright red flowers followed by edible fruits. ORIGIN from Latin, Japanese … English terms dictionary
japonica — [jə pän′i kə] n. [ModL, fem. of Japonicus, of Japan < Japonia, Japan < Fr Japon] any of various trees, shrubs, or plants associated with the Far East, as a camellia or the Japanese quince … English World dictionary
Japonica — Pour le décapode communément appelé crevette Japonica, voir Caridina japonica. Japonica … Wikipédia en Français
japonica — /jeuh pon i keuh/, n. the camellia, Camellia japonica, having waxy flowers in a variety of colors. [1810 20; < NL, equiv. to Japon(ia) JAPAN + ica, fem. of icus IC] * * * … Universalium
