japonica
/dʒəˈpɒnɪkə/noun
1- an Asian shrub of the rose family, with bright red flowers followed by round white, green, or yellow edible fruits贴梗海棠。亦称JAPANESE QUINCE.
1.1
- Genus Chaenomeles, family Rosaceae: several species, in particular C. speciosa, which is grown as an ornamental.木瓜属, 蔷薇科：数种, 尤指作为观赏植物的贴梗海棠, 或称贴梗木瓜。
词源
early 19th cent.: modern Latin, feminine of japonicus 'Japanese'.