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Webster 1913 Edition
China
Chi′na
,Noun.
1.
A country in Eastern Asia.
2.
China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See
Porcelain
. China aster
(Bot.)
, a well-known garden flower and plant. See
– Aster
. China bean
. See under
– Bean
, 1. China clay
See
– Kaolin
. China grass
, Same as
– Ramie
. China ink
. See
– India ink
. China pink
(Bot.)
, an anual or biennial species of
– Dianthus
(Dianthus Chiensis
) having variously colored single or double flowers; Indian pink. China root
(Med.)
, the rootstock of a species of
– Smilax
(Smilax China
, from the East Indies; – formerly much esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used for. Also the galanga root (from Alpinia Gallanga
and Alpinia officinarum
). China rose
. (Bot.)
(a)
A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of rose derived from the
Rosa Indica
, and perhaps other species. (b)
A flowering hothouse plant (
– Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis
) of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China and the east Indies. China shop
, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or of crockery.
– Pride of China
, China tree
(Bot.)
See
Azedarach
.Webster 1828 Edition
China
CHINA
,Noun.