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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [bam-boo]
- /bæmˈbu/
- /bæmˈbuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bam-boo]
- /bæmˈbu/
Definitions of bamboo word
- variable noun bamboo Bamboo is a tall tropical plant with hard, hollow stems. The young shoots of the plant can be eaten and the stems are used to make furniture. 3
- noun bamboo any tall treelike tropical or semitropical fast-growing grass of the genus Bambusa, having hollow woody-walled stems with ringed joints and edible young shoots (bamboo shoots) 3
- noun bamboo the stem of any of these plants, used for building, poles, and furniture 3
- noun bamboo any of various bamboo-like grasses of the genera Arundinaria, Phyllostachys or Dendrocalamus 3
- noun bamboo any of a number of semitropical or tropical grasses (subfamily Bambusoideae) often resembling trees, with perennial, jointed stems that are woody, hard, springy, and often hollow and sometimes grow to a height of c. 36 m (c. 120 feet): the stems are used in light construction and for furniture, canes, etc., and the young shoots of some species are eaten 3
- adjective bamboo of bamboo 3
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Origin of bamboo
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; spelling variant of earlier bambu < Malay, apparently < Dravidian; compare Kannada bambu, bombu a large, hollow bam-boo (or directly < Dravidian); replacing bambus < Dutch bamboes; compare New Latin bambūsa
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Parts of speech for Bamboo
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bamboo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bamboo usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bamboo
noun bamboo
- cane — Cane is used to refer to the long, hollow, hard stems of plants such as bamboo. Strips of cane are often used to make furniture, and some types of cane can be crushed and processed to make sugar.
- wicker — a slender, pliant twig; osier; withe.
- rattan — Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
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