Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of arborescent grasses, of the tribe Bambuseæ and subtribe Arundinarieæ, characterized by the one- to four-flowered spikelets, in spikes partly included within imbricated spathaceous bracts.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun medium and large bamboos
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Mr Dart said he had sent four varieties of the phyllostachys genus - running bamboo - which grows three to four metres high.
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Mr Dart said he had sent four varieties of the phyllostachys genus - running bamboo - which grows three to four metres high.
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