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bamboo
noun
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Definition of bamboo:

bamboo (noun):
the jointed stem of bamboo used especially for building, furniture, and utensils
woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture.
any of various woody or arborescent grasses (as of the genera bambusa, arundinaria, and dendrocalamus of the subfamily bambusoideae) of tropical and temperate regions having hollow stems, thick rhizomes, and shoots that are used for food

Synonyms for bamboo:

arundinaria gigantea
arundinaria tecta
bambusa vulgaris
bambuseae
black bamboo
cane reed
common bamboo
dendrocalamus giganteus
fishpole bamboo
giant bamboo
giant cane
giant timber bamboo
gosan-chiku
graminaceous plant
gramineous plant
hotei-chiku
ku-chiku
kuri-chiku
kyo-chiku
madake
phyllostachys aurea
phyllostachys nigra
small cane
switch cane
tribe bambuseae
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