■ noun a giant woody grass with hollow jointed stems, grown chiefly in the tropics for use in furniture and implements. [ Bambusa and other genera.]
Origin
C16: from Du. bamboes , based on Malay mambu .
■ noun a giant woody grass with hollow jointed stems, grown chiefly in the tropics for use in furniture and implements. [ Bambusa and other genera.]
Origin
C16: from Du. bamboes , based on Malay mambu .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004