nandina

nandina
/nan duy"neuh, -dee"neuh/, n.
a Chinese and Japanese evergreen shrub, Nandina domestica, of the barberry family, having pinnate leaves and bright red berries, cultivated as an ornamental.
Also, nandin /nan"din/. Also called heavenly bamboo, sacred bamboo.
[ < NL (1781), the genus name < Japn dial. nanden, Japn nanten < MChin, equiv. to Chin nántian(zhú); nán south + tian heaven + zhú bamboo; see -A2]

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