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bamboo

bam·boo

bamboo

 
pronunciation:
baem bu
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part of speech: noun
inflections: bamboos
definition 1: a tropical grass plant that has hard, woody, hollow stalks. Bamboo stalks grow straight and tall, and very quickly. Many kinds of bamboo grow as high as a tree.
Many Japanese grow bamboo in their gardens.
 
definition 2: the stems of such a plant, used for making things such as hats, chopsticks, furniture, fences, floors, and houses.
He played a flute made out of bamboo.
 
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