japanese Definition

a native or inhabitant of Japan

a person of Japanese descent

the language of the Japanese

a shrubby evergreen heath (Pieris japonica) of southeastern Asia with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of usually whitish flowers

a small metallic green and brown scarab beetle (Popillia japonica) that has been introduced into eastern North America from Japan and as a grub feeds on the roots of grasses and decaying vegetation and as an adult eats foliage and fruits

a large Chinese and Japanese evergreen tree (Cryptomeria japonica) of the cypress family grown as an ornamental and for its valuable soft wood

a long slender eggplant having a dark purple thin skin

any of various beardless garden irises (especially Iris kaempferi) with very large showy flowers

lacquer

a maple (Acer palmatum) of Japan, China, and Korea with purple flowers and usually deeply parted leaves that is widely cultivated as a shrub or small tree

a coarse annual grass (Echinochloa frumentacea) cultivated especially in Asia for its edible seeds

a small plum tree (Prunus salicina) native to China and cultivated especially in Japan for its large sweet usually yellow to light red fruit; also : its fruit