bamboo, n.
(bamboos)
(bamboos)
woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture
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common bamboo, Bambusa vulgaris
giant cane, cane reed, Arundinaria gigantea
small cane, switch cane, Arundinaria tecta
giant bamboo, kyo-chiku, Dendrocalamus giganteus
fishpole bamboo, gosan-chiku, hotei-chiku, Phyllostachys aurea
black bamboo, kuri-chiku, Phyllostachys nigra
giant timber bamboo, madake, ku-chiku, Phyllostachys bambusoides
the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles
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