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nandina, n. Bot.|nænˈdiːnə|
Pl. -a, -as.
[f. mod.L. genus name Nandina, ad. Jap. nandin, nanten(-chiku), southern-sky (bamboo), f. nan south + ten sky.]
The sacred bamboo, Nandina domestica, an evergreen shrub of the barberry family orig. of S. China, which is native to India and eastern Asia and is grown elsewhere as an ornamental for its cones of tiny white flowers and red (or purple) berries.
1852G. W. Johnson Cottage Gardeners' Dict. 628/1 Nandina (From nandin, the Japanese name)... Greenhouse shrub. 1881P. Henderson Handbk. Plants 142/2 Nandina... It was introduced to cultivation in 1804. 1915E. Philpotts My Shrubs ix. 83 In prosperity this Nandina, of Japan, makes a very beautiful specimen. 1962Amat. Gardening 13 Jan. 15 All through the summer the leaves of nandina change from beetroot to green to purple as they age. 1986New Yorker 24 Mar. 33/1 The nandinas had grown tall. 1988Washington Post 31 July f2/2 At the moment there is just the varied greenery of box and sweet olives, small hollies, barrenworts, nandina, azaleas, bugleweed and so on. |