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Bamboo
/bæmˈbu/
A grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe.
📖 Definitions of "Bamboo"
noun
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A grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe.
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The wood of the bamboo plant as a material or cane.
- 3
A didgeridoo.
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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.
verb
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To flog with a bamboo cane.
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To paint (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo.
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To penetrate sexually.
adjective
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Made of the wood of the bamboo.
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