japonica

noun

ja·​pon·​i·​ca jə-ˈpä-ni-kə How to pronounce japonica (audio)

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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 Fish that swallow their prey whole tend to wolf them down headfirst, and for sinuous A. japonica, as the eel’s head and upper body is sliding into a predator’s stomach, its tail will often linger in the esophagus. Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024 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 Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Middlemist's Red (Camellia japonica) No list of beautiful flowers is complete without a mention of the rarest flower on earth. Jessica Dukes, House Beautiful, 5 June 2023 For more on pieris, see the following website, Landscape Plants - Pieris japonica. oregonlive, 9 Apr. 2022 My kids watch hummingbirds fighting over our other two camellia hedges, fall-blooming Camellia sasanqua ‘Mine-No-Yuki’ by the garage and spring-blooming Camellia japonica ‘Swan Lake’ under the dining room window. oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2021 Camellia sasanqua, japonica and hybrids: Petals of these close relatives of the tea plant are edible. Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 7 Feb. 2020 The liquid is made from the bud of the lonicera japonica flower, the fruit of forsythia suspensa and scutellaria baicalensis plant. Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2020

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of japonica was in 1819

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“Japonica.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/japonica. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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