Bamboo Definition–noun, plural -boos. 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. | |
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any of the tall, treelike grasses comprising the subfamily Bambusoideae of the family Poaceae. More than 75 genera and 1,000 species of bamboos have been proposed in botanical literature, but many ...
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