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bamboo

[ bam-boo ]

noun

plural bamboos.
  1. any of the woody or treelike tropical and semitropical grasses of the genera Bambusa, Phyllostachys, Dendrocalamus, and allied genera, having woody, usually hollow stems with stalked blades and flowering only after years of growth.
  2. the stem of such a plant, used as a building material and for making furniture, poles, etc.


bamboo

/ æˈː /

noun

  1. any tall treelike tropical or semitropical fast-growing grass of the genus Bambusa , having hollow woody-walled stems with ringed joints and edible young shoots ( bamboo shoots )
  2. the stem of any of these plants, used for building, poles, and furniture
  3. any of various bamboo-like grasses of the genera Arundinaria , Phyllostachys or Dendrocalamus
  4. modifier made of bamboo

    a bamboo fence

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of bamboo1

1590–1600; spelling variant of earlier bambu < Malay, apparently < Dravidian; compare Kannada bambu, bombu a large, hollow bam-boo (or directly < Dravidian); replacing bambus < Dutch bamboes; compare New Latin ū
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of bamboo1

C16: probably from Malay bambu
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Carbon, he notes, is after all the building block of life, the animating force behind trees, rhinos, eyelashes, hormones, bamboo, and so much more.

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Flanked by two bamboo plants, standing behind a lectern, she speaks without notes or props.

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Diaz’s home in the channel went viral last year, with news stories highlighting his skills in adding windows, bamboo fencing and a garden framed in bright yellow siding.

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Looking as powerful as she feels, Mueller welds steel beams for her next porter chair, which will include salvaged bamboo roots.

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