bamboo

/bæmˈbu/ · noun

Meaning

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.
To flog with a bamboo cane.
To paint (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo.
To penetrate sexually.
Made of the wood of the bamboo.

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