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Definition of Nandine
1. n. An African carnivore (Nandinia binotata), allied to the civets. It is spotted with black.
Definition of Nandine
1. a West African civet [n -S]
Medical Definition of Nandine
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Nandine
Literary usage of Nandine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Religious Magazine by Frederic Dan Huntington (1848)
"So the " nandine " was given, and the Dr. took his leave. Dr. — had been reading
several hydropathic works, and it was not strange that, under the influence ..."
2. The Bernstorff Papers: The Life of Count Albrecht Von Bernstorff by Albrecht Bernstorff (1908)
"... the Countess nandine, but of his father's character there is only one mention.
A high standard of mental culture prevailed in the Bernstorff circle, ..."
3. Wood's Animal Kingdom: Illustrated by John George Wood (1870)
"PASSING by several curious animals, we arrive at the pretty little creature which
is known by the name of nandine. On account of the double row of spots ..."
4. Terry's Japanese Empire by Thomas Philip Terry (1914)
"... the creeping Glycine, with its hanging clusters of blue flowers, the evergreen
nandine, with its red berries, the so-called seven autumn weeds, ..."
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