China

n.
  1. A country in Eastern Asia.
  2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See Porcelain.
    3. 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
    1. A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of rose derived from the Rosa Indica, and perhaps other species.
    2. 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.