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nanten

nanten noun: the nandina or heavenly bamboo.

Noun

nanten (uncountable)

  1. The nandina or heavenly bamboo.

Origin of nanten

From Japanese 南天.

Questions about nanten

What does nanten mean?
Nanten means the nandina or heavenly bamboo.
What part of speech is nanten?
Nanten is a noun.

Words near nanten in the dictionary

  1. Nant-y-moel
  2. Nantah
  3. nantaimori
  4. Nantao
  5. nantee
  6. nanten
  7. nantenine
  8. nanterinone
  9. Nanterre
  10. Nantes
  11. Nantgaredig

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