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Definition of nandina in English: nandinanounnanˈdʌɪnənanˈdiːnənanˈdēnə An evergreen East Asian shrub that resembles bamboo, cultivated for its foliage, which turns red or bronze in autumn. Nandina domestica, family Berberidaceae Also called celestial bamboo, sacred bamboo Example sentencesExamples - Wrap large bundles of nandina berries with florist's tape, add a bow and hang on a door, newel post or mailbox.
- Use red berries, such as nandina, for a traditional red and green combination.
- Mix in foliage plants such as dusty miller, ferns, liriope, or dwarf nandina.
- They placed shrubs-roses, azaleas, altheas, forsythia, crepe myrtle, spirea, camellias, nandina, and wild honeysuckle-throughout the yard.
- Outside the dining-room window, a tiered fountain bubbles in a shady entry garden with nandina, butterfly iris, camellias, ferns and hostas.
Origin Mid 19th century: modern Latin (genus name), adapted from Japanese nanten. Definition of nandina in US English: nandinanounnanˈdēnə An evergreen eastern Asian shrub that resembles bamboo and is cultivated for its foliage, which turns red or bronze in autumn. Nandina domestica, family Berberidaceae Also called celestial bamboo Example sentencesExamples - Mix in foliage plants such as dusty miller, ferns, liriope, or dwarf nandina.
- Use red berries, such as nandina, for a traditional red and green combination.
- Wrap large bundles of nandina berries with florist's tape, add a bow and hang on a door, newel post or mailbox.
- Outside the dining-room window, a tiered fountain bubbles in a shady entry garden with nandina, butterfly iris, camellias, ferns and hostas.
- They placed shrubs-roses, azaleas, altheas, forsythia, crepe myrtle, spirea, camellias, nandina, and wild honeysuckle-throughout the yard.
Origin Mid 19th century: modern Latin (genus name), adapted from Japanese nanten. |