bamboo
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/bæmˈbu/
English
Definitions
noun
- A grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe.
- The wood of the bamboo plant as a material or cane.
- A didgeridoo.
- 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
- To flog with a bamboo cane.
- To paint (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo.
- To penetrate sexually.
adjective
- Made of the wood of the bamboo.