Definitions For Nandina

Noun

NANDINA (plural NANDINAs) (botany) An ornamental plant, Nandina domestica, native to eastern, eastern asia, from the himalayas to japan. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Nandina.

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 南天竹, tr=nántiānzhú Finnish: nandina Japanese: 南天, tr=ナンテン, nanten, sc=Jpan Portuguese: nandina, f Russian: нандина (домашняя)

Etymology

A Latinised version of the Japanese name for the plant, {{l, ja, 南天, tr=ナンテン, nanten}}, first used by {{w, Carl Peter Thunberg}}.

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Is Nandina a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
11

The word Nandina is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

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