nandina
[ nan-dahy-nuh, -dee-nuh ]
/ nænˈdaɪ nə, -ˈdi nə /
noun
a Chinese and Japanese evergreen shrub, Nandina domestica, of the barberry family, having pinnate leaves and bright red berries, cultivated as an ornamental.
Also
nan·din
[nan-din] /ˈnæn dɪn/.
Also called
heavenly bamboo,
sacred bamboo.
Origin of nandina
< New Latin (1781), the genus name < Japanese dialect
nanden, Japanese
nanten < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese
nántiān(zhú);
nán south +
tiān heaven +
zhú bamboo; see
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