Meaning & use

Bamboo

noun·Everyday

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A fast-growing, woody, hollow-stemmed grass used for building materials, food, and a wide range of everyday products.

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The pandas spent most of the day chewing on fresh bamboo shoots.

The house's floors and furniture were made entirely of sustainable bamboo.

A note on using this word

One of the fastest-growing plants in the world, some bamboo species can grow more than a meter in a single day under ideal conditions.

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