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   Japan bittersweet
         n 1: ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with
               a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America [syn:
               {Japanese bittersweet}, {Japan bittersweet}, {oriental
               bittersweet}, {Celastrus orbiculatus}, {Celastric
               articulatus}]

English Dictionary: Japan bittersweet by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jovian planet
n
  1. any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter)
    Synonym(s): Jovian planet, gas giant
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Japan \Ja*pan"\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that
      country; as, Japan ware.
  
      {Japan allspice} (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan
            ({Chimonanthus fragrans}), related to the Carolina
            allspice.
  
      {Japan black} (Chem.), a quickly drying black lacquer or
            varnish, consisting essentially of asphaltum dissolved in
            naphtha or turpentine, and used for coating ironwork; --
            called also {Brunswick black}, {Japan lacquer}, or simply
            {Japan}.
  
      {Japan camphor}, ordinary camphor brought from China or
            Japan, as distinguished from the rare variety called
            borneol or Borneo camphor.
  
      {Japan clover}, [or] {Japan pea} (Bot.), a cloverlike plant
            ({Lespedeza striata}) from Eastern Asia, useful for
            fodder, first noticed in the Southern United States about
            1860, but now become very common. During the Civil War it
            was called variously {Yankee clover} and {Rebel clover}.
           
  
      {Japan earth}. See {Catechu}.
  
      {Japan ink}, a kind of writing ink, of a deep, glossy black
            when dry.
  
      {Japan varnish}, a varnish prepared from the milky juice of
            the {Rhus vernix}, a small Japanese tree related to the
            poison sumac.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Japan \Ja*pan"\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that
      country; as, Japan ware.
  
      {Japan allspice} (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan
            ({Chimonanthus fragrans}), related to the Carolina
            allspice.
  
      {Japan black} (Chem.), a quickly drying black lacquer or
            varnish, consisting essentially of asphaltum dissolved in
            naphtha or turpentine, and used for coating ironwork; --
            called also {Brunswick black}, {Japan lacquer}, or simply
            {Japan}.
  
      {Japan camphor}, ordinary camphor brought from China or
            Japan, as distinguished from the rare variety called
            borneol or Borneo camphor.
  
      {Japan clover}, [or] {Japan pea} (Bot.), a cloverlike plant
            ({Lespedeza striata}) from Eastern Asia, useful for
            fodder, first noticed in the Southern United States about
            1860, but now become very common. During the Civil War it
            was called variously {Yankee clover} and {Rebel clover}.
           
  
      {Japan earth}. See {Catechu}.
  
      {Japan ink}, a kind of writing ink, of a deep, glossy black
            when dry.
  
      {Japan varnish}, a varnish prepared from the milky juice of
            the {Rhus vernix}, a small Japanese tree related to the
            poison sumac.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Japan \Ja*pan"\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that
      country; as, Japan ware.
  
      {Japan allspice} (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan
            ({Chimonanthus fragrans}), related to the Carolina
            allspice.
  
      {Japan black} (Chem.), a quickly drying black lacquer or
            varnish, consisting essentially of asphaltum dissolved in
            naphtha or turpentine, and used for coating ironwork; --
            called also {Brunswick black}, {Japan lacquer}, or simply
            {Japan}.
  
      {Japan camphor}, ordinary camphor brought from China or
            Japan, as distinguished from the rare variety called
            borneol or Borneo camphor.
  
      {Japan clover}, [or] {Japan pea} (Bot.), a cloverlike plant
            ({Lespedeza striata}) from Eastern Asia, useful for
            fodder, first noticed in the Southern United States about
            1860, but now become very common. During the Civil War it
            was called variously {Yankee clover} and {Rebel clover}.
           
  
      {Japan earth}. See {Catechu}.
  
      {Japan ink}, a kind of writing ink, of a deep, glossy black
            when dry.
  
      {Japan varnish}, a varnish prepared from the milky juice of
            the {Rhus vernix}, a small Japanese tree related to the
            poison sumac.
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