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.
'bamboo' also found in these Oxford entries:
bamboo shoot
- basha
- cane
- chick
- chop suey
- ginger
- Japanese knotweed
- kendo
- lathi
- panda
- punji stick
- shakuhachi

