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JAPONICA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms
Synonyms:
Chaenomeles japonica; japonica; maule's quince
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("japonica" is a kind of...):
flowering quince (Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties
Synonyms:
Camellia japonica; japonica
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("japonica" is a kind of...):
camelia; camellia (any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers)
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