India \In"di*a\, n. [See Indian.]
   A country in Southern Asia; the two peninsulas of Hither and
   Farther India; in a restricted sense, Hither India, or
   Hindostan.
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   India ink, a nearly black pigment brought chiefly from
      China, used for water colors. It is in rolls, or in
      square, and consists of lampblack or ivory black and
      animal glue. Called also China ink. The true India ink
      is sepia. See Sepia.

   India matting, floor matting made in China, India, etc.,
      from grass and reeds; -- also called Canton matting or
      China matting.

   India paper, a variety of Chinese paper, of smooth but not
      glossy surface, used for printing from engravings,
      woodcuts, etc.

   India proof (Engraving), a proof impression from an
      engraved plate, taken on India paper.

   India rubber. See Caoutchouc.

   India-rubber tree (Bot.), any tree yielding caoutchouc, but
      especially the East Indian Ficus elastica, often
      cultivated for its large, shining, elliptical leaves.
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China \Chi"na\, n.
   1. A country in Eastern Asia.
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   2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for
      porcelain. See Porcelain.
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   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.
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