nandina

See also: Nandina

English

Flowering Nandina domestica

Etymology

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

Noun

nandina (plural nandinas)

  1. (botany) An ornamental plant, Nandina domestica, native to Eastern Asia, from the Himalayas to Japan. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Nandina.

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