bamboo


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bamboo/bamˈbuː/
noun a giant woody grass with hollow jointed stems, grown chiefly in the tropics for use in furniture and implements. [Bambusa and other genera.]
– origin C16: from Du. bamboes, based on Malay mambu.
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