bamboo
noun/ˌbæmˈbuː/
/ˌbæmˈbuː/
[countable, uncountable] (plural bamboos)
- a tall plant that is a member of the grass family and has hard hollow stems that are used for making furniture, poles, etc.
- a bamboo grove
- a bamboo chair
- bamboo shoots (= young bamboo plants that can be eaten)
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBamboo is used before these nouns:- basket
- hut
- shoot
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Dutch bamboes, based on Malay mambu.Definitions on the go
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