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bamboo definition

bam·boo (bam bo̵̅o̅′)

noun

any of a number of semitropical or tropical grasses (subfamily Bambusoideae) often resembling trees, with perennial, jointed stems that are woody, hard, springy, and often hollow and sometimes grow to a height of c. 36 m (c. 120 feet): the stems are used in light construction and for furniture, canes, etc., and the young shoots of some species are eaten

Etymology: Malay bambu < ? a Dravidian language

adjective

  1. of bamboo
  2. made of bamboo stems

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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bamboo is a green plant or stem grown in tropical lands.

Posted by anonymous 70 days ago.

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