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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of arborescent grasses, of the tribe Bambuseæ (which see), of about 25 well-known species, natives of southern and eastern Asia, one species only being cosmopolitan.
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- noun tall tender clumping bamboos
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The splendid pine-trees, arums, and screw-pines; the varied species of bambusa, the grand magnolias and rhododendrons, which grow so profusely in the Himalaya valleys, had been described, and many of them introduced into European gardens.
The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains Mayne Reid 1850
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There, at a single glance, the eye surveys majestic palms, humid forests of bambusa, and the varied species of Musaceae, while above these forms of tropical vegetation appear oaks, medlars, the sweet-brier, and umbelliferous plants, as in our
COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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Rational Review 2009
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