japonica

noun

ja·​pon·​i·​ca jə-ˈpä-ni-kə 

: japanese quince

Examples of japonica in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When your skin feels especially reactive, calming ingredients like Centella asiatica, madecassoside, and Coptis japonica root step in. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026

Also known as Eriobotrya japonica, loquat trees produce delicious orange fruit, and their leaves are commonly used to make tea. — Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 8 July 2026

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

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