bamboo
noun /ˌbæmˈbuː/
/ˌbæmˈbuː/
[countable, uncountable] (plural bamboos)
- a tall plant that is a member of the grass family and has hard hollow stems that are used for making furniture, poles, etc.
enlarge image- a bamboo grove
- a bamboo chair
- bamboo shoots (= young bamboo plants that can be eaten)
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBamboo is used before these nouns:- basket
- hut
- shoot
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Dutch bamboes, based on Malay mambu.
