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单词 nandina
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Definition of nandina in English:

nandina

nounnanˈdʌɪnənanˈdiːnənanˈdēnə
  • An evergreen East Asian shrub that resembles bamboo, cultivated for its foliage, which turns red or bronze in autumn.

    南天竹。亦称CELESTIAL BAMBOO,SACRED BAMBOO

    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:

nandina

nounnanˈdēnə
  • An evergreen eastern Asian shrub that resembles bamboo and is cultivated for its foliage, which turns red or bronze in autumn.

    南天竹。亦称CELESTIAL BAMBOO,SACRED BAMBOO

    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.

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