Japonica

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Japonica (or japonicum) means "of Japan", or "Japanese", in Latin and is applied to things connected with Japan:

  • The specific epithets japonica and japonicum are used in binomial nomenclature to indicate species (or subspecies) of plants, animals etc thought to originate in, or associated with, Japan. (Many examples can be found by searching Wikipedia for japonica and japonicum)
  • Japonica is a common name for species or hybrids of flowering quince, members of the genus Chaenomeles
  • Japonica is a short-grain variety of rice (Oryza sativa subsp. japonica), as opposed to the long-grain Indica (O. sativa subsp. indica)
  • Japonica is also a genus of the Theclinae subfamily of butterflies
  • Japonica is also an inovative and creative advertising agency from Bosnia and Herzegovina
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