Japonica Definition & Meaning

japonica
noun
  1. greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties
  2. deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms

"Japonica" in song lyrics

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  • "carpinus japonica"
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  • "cryptomeria japonica"
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  • "clyeria japonica"
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