nandina (1)

pl. [Mod. Lat. nand(us); Lat. neut. pl. adj. suff. -ina.] Ichthy.: A group of freshwater Fishes, family Nandide. They have five ventral rays; no pseudobranchise. All of small size, from the East Indies. Three genera, Badis, Nandus, and Catoptra. năn-di-nạ (2), subst. [From nandin, the Japanese name of one of the species.] Bot.: The typical genus of the tribe Nandinese (q. v.). Nandina domestic a is an evergreen garden shrub, with panicles of flowers. It was originally from China and Japan.