japonica : Idioms & Phrases

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astilbe japonica

  • noun a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming
    spiraea; spirea.
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camellia japonica

  • noun greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties
    japonica.
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chaenomeles japonica

  • noun deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms
    maule's quince; japonica.
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coniogramme japonica

  • noun fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern; cultivated for their attractive broad dark-green pinnate fronds
    bamboo fern.
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cryptomeria japonica

  • noun tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood
    Japan cedar; sugi; Japanese cedar.
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eriobotrya japonica

  • noun evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
    loquat; Japanese medlar; loquat tree; Japanese plum.
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fortunella japonica

  • noun shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats
    marumi kumquat; marumi; round kumquat.
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lonicera japonica

  • noun an Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow with age; has become a weed in some areas
    Japanese honeysuckle.
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lonicera japonica halliana

  • noun a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine; established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United States
    Hall's honeysuckle.
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pieris japonica

  • noun broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
    lily-of-the-valley tree; andromeda; Japanese andromeda.
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popillia japonica

  • noun small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America
    Japanese beetle.
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prunus japonica

  • noun woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossoms
    oriental bush cherry; flowering almond.
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sophora japonica

  • noun handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan
    Chinese scholartree; Sophora sinensis; Japanese pagoda tree; Chinese scholar tree.
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syringa amurensis japonica

  • noun small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers
    Japanese tree lilac; Syringa reticulata.
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tilia japonica

  • noun medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental
    Japanese linden; Japanese lime.
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zoysia japonica

  • noun lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States
    Japanese lawn grass; Korean lawn grass.
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