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GIANT TIMBER BAMBOO
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere
Synonyms:
giant timber bamboo; ku-chiku; madake; Phyllostachys bambusoides
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("giant timber bamboo" is a kind of...):
bamboo (woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture)
Holonyms ("giant timber bamboo" is a member of...):
genus Phyllostachys; Phyllostachys (medium and large bamboos)