单词 | bamboo |
释义 | bamboo (once / 904 pages) n Bamboo is a woody plant with a hollow stem that's in the grass family. When bamboo is harvested and processed, it can be used to make things like flooring, paper, and chopsticks. If bamboo is prepared correctly, it can be eaten — you'll find bamboo shoots in many Chinese dishes, for example. Without the right preparation, though, bamboo is toxic to humans. Many products are made from bamboo in part because it's one of the fastest-growing plants in the world. Bamboo is originally from the Dutch bamboe, which in turn comes from the Portuguese bambu. The root is thought to be the Malay word samambu. WORD FAMILYbamboo: bamboos USAGE EXAMPLES"Bamboo is not yet on their menu, but only their mother's milk." Reuters(Dec 30, 2016) A lucky bamboo brings good fortune and prosperity for at least a year. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) Garnish with candied ginger on a bamboo skewer. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1n woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture Hypo|Hyper Bambusa vulgaris, common bamboo extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is uncertain Arundinaria gigantea, cane reed, giant canetall grass of southern United States growing in thickets Arundinaria tecta, small cane, switch canesmall cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States Dendrocalamus giganteus, giant bamboo, kyo-chikuimmense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks Phyllostachys aurea, fishpole bamboo, gosan-chiku, hotei-chikusmall bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young Phyllostachys nigra, black bamboo, kuri-chikusmall bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black Phyllostachys bambusoides, giant timber bamboo, ku-chiku, madakelarge bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere graminaceous plant, gramineous plant cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves 2n the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles Hyper wood the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
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