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BAMBUSEAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Bamboos

Synonyms:

Bambuseae; tribe Bambuseae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Bambuseae" is a kind of...):

tribe ((biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily)

Meronyms (members of "Bambuseae"):

bamboo (woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture)

Bambusa; genus Bambusa (tall tender clumping bamboos)

Arundinaria; genus Arundinaria (North American bamboo)

Dendrocalamus; genus Dendrocalamus (giant clump-forming bamboos)

genus Phyllostachys; Phyllostachys (medium and large bamboos)

Holonyms ("Bambuseae" is a member of...):

family Graminaceae; family Gramineae; family Poaceae; Graminaceae; Gramineae; grass family; Poaceae (the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane)

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