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nandina

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -aɪnə

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noun

Meaning 1

Heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo, an ornamental plant of species Nandina domestica, sole member of genus Nandina (in family Berberidaceae), native to east Asia from the Himalayas to Japan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

A Latinised version of the Japanese name for the plant, 南天 (ナンテン, nanten), first used by Carl Peter Thunberg.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 南天竹 (nántiānzhú) — Nandina domestica
  • Finnish: nandina — Nandina domestica
  • Japanese: 南天 (nanten) — Nandina domestica
  • Portuguese: nandina — Nandina domestica
  • Russian: нандина — Nandina domestica