bamboo
IPA: bæmbˈu
noun
- 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.
verb
- (transitive) To flog with a bamboo cane.
- (transitive) To paint (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo.
- (India, slang) To penetrate sexually.
adjective
- Made of the wood of the bamboo.
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Examples of "bamboo" in Sentences
- Pandas usually eat bamboo.
- The bamboo feels like silky cashmere.
- Above the bamboo is the timberline forest.
- Glue to paste the bamboo sticks on the paper.
- The bamboo is strong, upright, and dependable.
- The bamboo is very important to the Vietnamese.
- The accordion replaced bamboo flutes in the 1940s.
- The bamboo zone is found in the middle of the forest zone.
- The forests of the Malnad region produce timber, bamboo and sandalwood.
- The walls are made of vertical wood planks and bamboo and a thatch roof.
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