nandina

nan di na |nanˈdēnə nænˈdinə | ▶noun an evergreen eastern Asian shrub that resembles bamboo and is cultivated for its foliage, which turns red or bronze in autumn. Also called celestial bamboo. [Nandina domestica, family Berberidaceae. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin (genus name ), adapted from Japanese nanten.

nandina

nandina |nanˈdʌɪnə, -ˈdiːnə | ▶noun an evergreen East Asian shrub that resembles bamboo, cultivated for its foliage, which turns red or bronze in autumn. Also called celestial bamboo, sacred bamboo. ●Nandina domestica, family Berberidaceae. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: modern Latin (genus name ), adapted from Japanese nanten.