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bamboo
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bamboo
(noun)
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bamboo
/bæm
ˈ
buː/
noun
plural
bamboos
bamboo
/bæm
ˈ
buː/
noun
plural
bamboos
Learner's definition of BAMBOO
:
a tall plant with hard hollow stems that are used for building and to make furniture, tools, etc.
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noncount
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Bamboo
grows in the grove near the house.
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We cut down some
bamboos
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— bamboo
adjective
The house is full of
bamboo
furniture.
The recipe is prepared with
bamboo shoots
. [=young bamboo plants]
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