japonica

noun

ja·​pon·​i·​ca jə-ˈpä-ni-kə 

: japanese quince

Examples of japonica in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica, is a scarab beetle about 3/8-inch long. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 May 2026

Also known as Eriobotrya japonica, loquat trees produce orange fruit, and their leaves are commonly used to make tea. — Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 7 Mar. 2026

Many japonica camellias, in the manner of other botanical hybrids, are sterile with their yellow, thread-like stamens and stigmas either absent or invisible. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026

With its ability to grow through asphalt and structural material, survive up to 20 years in total darkness and uproot the foundation of homes, Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) could be the villain in a horror movie. — Martha Proctor, Mercury News, 1 May 2025

For the japonica, to my taste the washed rice had just a microdose less starch, taking it from already excellent to perfect. — Julia Moskin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024

For more on pieris, see the following website, Landscape Plants - Pieris japonica. — oregonlive, 9 Apr. 2022

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from feminine of Japonicus Japanese, from Japonia Japan

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for japonica

• harmonica
• veronica
• chronica
• hanukkah

Medical Definition

japonica

see schistosomiasis japonica