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IELTS BNC: 12165 COCA: 8248

bamboo

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bamboo /bæmˈbuː/ noun
plural bamboos
bamboo
/bæmˈbuː/
noun
plural bamboos
Learner's definition of BAMBOO
: a tall plant with hard hollow stems that are used for building and to make furniture, tools, etc.竹;竹子
[noncount]
[count]

— bamboo

adjective
IELTS BNC: 12165 COCA: 8248

bamboo

noun

plural bamboos
often attributive
: any of various woody or arborescent grasses (as of the genera Bambusa, Arundinaria, and Dendrocalamus of the subfamily Bambusoideae) of tropical and temperate regions having hollow stems, thick rhizomes, and shoots that are used for food
also : the jointed stem of bamboo used especially for building, furniture, and utensils

Illustration of bamboo

Illustration of bamboo

Example Sentences

Bamboo grows in the grove near the house. We cut down some bamboos.
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Word History

Etymology

Malay bambu

First Known Use

1586, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bamboo was in 1586
IELTS BNC: 12165 COCA: 8248

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