japanese chess

grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia ;

japanese chestnut

a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk ;

japanese clover

an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States ;

japanese crab

crabmeat usually canned; from Japan ;

japanese deer

small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers ;

japanese deity

a deity worshipped by the Japanese ;

japanese flowering cherry

ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms ; ornamental tree with inedible fruit widely cultivated in many varieties for its pink blossoms ;

japanese honeysuckle

an Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow with age; has become a weed in some areas ;

japanese hop

ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage ;

japanese iris

iris native to Japan having large showy flowers ;

japanese islands

a string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean ;

japanese ivy

Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries ;

japanese lacquer tree

small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained ;

japanese lawn grass

lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States ;

japanese leaf

erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves ;

japanese leek

Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions ;

japanese lilac

lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowers ;

japanese lime

medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental ;

japanese linden

medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental ;

japanese maple

leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan ; ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties ;

japanese medlar

evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan ;

japanese millet

coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States ;

japanese monetary unit

monetary unit in Japan ;

japanese morning glory

annual Old World tropical climbing herb distinguished by wide color range and frilled or double flowers ;

japanese oak

small evergreen tree of China and Japan ; oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan ;

japanese oyster

a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay ;

japanese pagoda tree

handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan ;

japanese persimmon

small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit ;

japanese pink

a flowering variety of China pink distinguished by jagged-edged petals ;

japanese plum

yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies ; evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan ; small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor ;

japanese poinsettia

showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru ;

japanese privet

evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet ;

japanese quince

deciduous thorny shrub native to China having red or white blossoms ;

japanese radish

radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked ;

japanese red army

a terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists; "in 1972 the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel" ;

japanese red pine

pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental ;

japanese rose

vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock ;

japanese snowbell

shrubby tree of China and Japan ;

japanese spaniel

breed of toy dogs originating in Japan having a silky black-and-white or red-and-white coat ;

japanese spurge

slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover ;