heavenly bamboo

noun

An Asian ornamental shrub in the family Berberidaceae, with foliage and unbranched stems that somewhat resembles one of the smaller bamboos, Nandina domestica.

Similar
nandinasacred bamboo
OriginChinese 天竹 →
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Meanings

nounheavenly bamboo (countable and uncountable, plural heavenly bamboos)

plural heavenly bamboos

  1. countableuncountableAn Asian ornamental shrub in the family Berberidaceae, with foliage and unbranched stems that somewhat resembles one of the smaller bamboos, Nandina domestica.

    Synonyms: nandina, sacred bamboo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn Asian ornamental shrub in the family Berberidaceae, with foliage and unbranched stems that somewhat resembles one of the smaller bamboos, Nandina domestica.

Similar
nandinasacred bamboo
Also see
sacred bamboo

Origin

  1. Chinese天竹“sky bamboo, heavenly bamboo”
  2. Englishheavenly bamboo

A calque of Chinese 天竹 (tiānzhú, “sky bamboo, heavenly bamboo”).

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