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English Dictionary: bamboo by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bamboo
n
  1. the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles
  2. woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bamboo \Bam*boo"\, v. t.
      To flog with the bamboo.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bamboo \Bam*boo"\, n. [Malay bambu, mambu.] (Bot.)
      A plant of the family of grasses, and genus {Bambusa},
      growing in tropical countries.
  
      Note: The most useful species is {Bambusa arundinacea}, which
               has a woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, and
               grows to the height of forty feet and upward. The
               flowers grow in large panicles, from the joints of the
               stalk, placed three in a parcel, close to their
               receptacles. Old stalks grow to five or six inches in
               diameter, and are so hard and durable as to be used for
               building, and for all sorts of furniture, for water
               pipes, and for poles to support palanquins. The smaller
               stalks are used for walking sticks, flutes, etc.
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