English > bamboo: 2 senses > noun 2, plant| Meaning | woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture. |
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| Member of | Bambuseae, tribe Bambuseae | bamboos |
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| Narrower | black bamboo, kuri-chiku, Phyllostachys nigra | small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black |
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| common bamboo, Bambusa vulgaris | Extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow |
| fishpole bamboo, gosan-chiku, hotei-chiku, Phyllostachys aurea | small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young |
| giant bamboo, kyo-chiku, Dendrocalamus giganteus | immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough / tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks |
| giant cane, cane reed, Arundinaria gigantea | tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets |
| giant timber bamboo, madake, ku-chiku, Phyllostachys bambusoides | large bamboo having thick-walled culms |
| small cane, switch cane, Arundinaria tecta | Small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States |
| Broader | gramineous plant, graminaceous plant | cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves |
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| Substances | bamboo | The hard woody stems of bamboo plants |
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| Spanish | bambú |
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| Catalan | bambú |
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