bamboo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: băm-bo͞oʹ
ipa: /bæmˈbu/
ipa: /ˈbambu/
Forms: form: bamboos
form: bambou
form: bambu
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu
Tamil வேம்பு (vēmpu)bor.
Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu
Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu)bor.
Malay bambubor.
Portuguese bambubor.
Dutch bamboebor.
English bamboo
Borrowed from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Kannada ಬಂಬು (bambu), variant form of ಬೇವು (bēvu). Cognate with Malayalam വേപ്പ് (vēppŭ), Telugu వేప (vēpa), from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu (“neem”).
Senses: examples: text: However, the late Hsia and the Shang were considerably warmer, possibly comparable to Hang-chou today, an area where bamboo proliferates.
ref: 2011, Ralph D. Sawyer, Ancient Chinese Warfare, Basic Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 490:
glosses: A fast-growing grass of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem.
glosses: The wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc.
glosses: A stick, rod, pole, or cane of bamboo, especially one used for corporal punishment.
glosses: A didgeridoo.
glosses: 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.
Derived terms: taxonomic: Pseudosasa japonica
word: arrow bamboo
taxonomic: Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae
word: bamboo antshrike
word: bamboo baksheesh
word: bamboo ceiling
taxonomic: Ensis leei
word: bamboo clam
taxonomic: Isididae spp.
word: bamboo coral
word: Bamboo Curtain
word: bamboo curtain
word: bamboo diplomacy
word: bambooey
taxonomic: Coniogramme spp.
word: bamboo fern
taxonomic: Sasa spp.
word: bamboo grass
word: bamboo hair
word: bambooish
taxonomic: Hapalemur spp.
word: bamboo lemur
word: bamboolike
word: bamboo man
word: bamboo palm
taxonomic: Bambusicola spp.
word: bamboo partridge
taxonomic: Rhizomyini spp.
word: bamboo rat
taxonomic: Hemiscylliidae spp.
word: bamboo shark
word: bamboo shoot
word: bamboo torture
taxonomic: Smilax spp.
word: bamboo vine
word: bambooware
word: bamboo wife
taxonomic: Bambusa tulda
word: Bengal bamboo
word: Bindura bamboo
taxonomic: Phyllostachys nigra
word: black bamboo
taxonomic: Sasa spp.
word: broadleaf bamboo
taxonomic: Bambusa ventricosa
word: Buddha belly bamboo
word: cherry-merry-bamboo
taxonomic: Bambusa vulgaris
word: common bamboo
taxonomic: Phyllostachys aurea
word: fishpole bamboo
word: giant bamboo
taxonomic: Bambusa bambos
word: giant thorny bamboo
taxonomic: Bambusa oldhamii
word: giant timber bamboo
taxonomic: Phyllostachys aurea
word: golden bamboo
taxonomic: Prolemur simus
word: greater bamboo lemur
taxonomic: Phyllostachys aurea
word: heavenly bamboo
taxonomic: Phyllostachys nigra f. henonis
word: henon bamboo
taxonomic: Bambusa bambos
word: Indian thorny bamboo
taxonomic: Dracaena sanderiana
word: lucky bamboo
taxonomic: Polygonatum cuspidatum
word: Mexican bamboo
taxonomic: Otatea acuminata
word: Mexican weeping bamboo
taxonomic: Phyllostachys edulis
word: moso bamboo
taxonomic: Semiarundinaria fastuosa
word: narihira bamboo
taxonomic: Bambusa oldhamii
word: Oldham’s bamboo
taxonomic: Phyllostachys aurea
word: sacred bamboo
word: savannah bamboo
word: shamboo
taxonomic: Bambusa tulda
word: spineless Indian bamboo
taxonomic: Bambusa blumeana
word: spiny bamboo
word: thorny bamboo Bambusa blumeana)
taxonomic: Phyllostachys edulis
word: tortoise-shell bamboo
taxonomic: Phyllostachys heteroclada purpurata
word: water bamboo