bamboo

IPA: bæmbˈu

A fast-growing grass of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem.
(uncountable) The wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc.
(countable) A stick, rod, pole, or cane of bamboo, especially one used for corporal punishment.
(slang) A didgeridoo.
(slang) A member of the British military or British East India Company who spent so much time in Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never went back home.

Examples of "bamboo" in Sentences

The bamboo is gorgeous but not as durable as the hardwood in the rest of the house.
Errol Flynn popularised the idea of using thin bamboo rafts to silently glide along the river.
Captured by VC and spent 2 days partly submerged in bamboo cage before escaping and evading and finding friendly forces.
Therefore the materials were chosen accordingly: bamboo is used all throughout Vietnam due to the fact that it is cheap, easy to work with and also easy to transport.
Rob got some hands-on time with some of the more visually interesting models, including one netbook covered in bamboo, and others covered in very Vegas-appropriate gold lamé or Lamborghini co-branding.
I remember he blended in bamboo straw to give the block more strength as well as adding the crushed berries/leaves from a local plant that acted as a natural insecticide and kept his adobe home free of ants, roaches and spiders.