nandina

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounnandina (plural nandinas)

plural nandinas

  1. biologyHeavenly 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
heavenly bamboo

Origin

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

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Translations

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

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nandina

chinaCarolinakindareginaanginaminasalinaDinahcarinaspinacortinafarinaIndochinaspartinamynatrynaLucinaneovaginaPeople's Republic of Chinaper vaginaRepublic of Chinatrichina
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

nandina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nandina

MLA

“nandina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nandina. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nandina,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nandina.

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