a Chinese and Japanese evergreen shrub, Nandina domestica, of the barberry family, having pinnate leaves and bright red berries, cultivated as an ornamental.
Origin: < NL (1781), the genus name < Japn dial. nanden, Japn nanten < MChin, equiv. to Chin nántiān(zhú); nán south + tiān heaven + zhú bamboo; see -a2
[nan-dahy-nuh, -dee-nuh] 
