/ dʒəˈpɒnɪkə; NAmE -ˈpɑːn-/ noun
a Japanese bush that is often grown in gardens / yards, and that has red flowers and pale yellow fruit
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: modern Latin , feminine of japonicus Japanese.
/ dʒəˈpɒnɪkə; NAmE -ˈpɑːn-/ noun
a Japanese bush that is often grown in gardens / yards, and that has red flowers and pale yellow fruit
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: modern Latin , feminine of japonicus Japanese.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005