bamboo
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- noun
- /bæmˈbu/
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bambú
- So a safe alternative to cutting on plastic is wood cutting boards or bamboo cutting boards.
- bamboo pole
- made of bamboo
- bamboo material
They, they make the bamboo tips into razor blades.
- They, they make the bamboo tips into razor blades.
- Next time we're going to fill these holes that are too big with some bamboo skewers.
- End Quote Cozy Earth bedding is made from the finest materials, including premium viscose made from highly sustainable bamboo.
- Because their bedding is made from viscose from bamboo, so it traps less heat, enabling people to sleep cooler more comfortably year round.
- So these are all Oh my gosh, bamboo really is the softest.
- And we used bamboo like steaks, tree steaks or those like big sturdy green steaks.
Examples
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In the bottom of each box, there is a triangular air tunnel made from bamboo materials.
Academic text (1998) -
The carpenter used bamboo to create a beautiful set of outdoor furniture.
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Cut yourself some bamboo from around here.
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Because if you use something like bamboo, it's really hard to properly clean them.
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So solid bamboo, very strong, straight from Taiwan.
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Get your bamboo pole here.
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I just put them in this bamboo container from Amazon.
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I think we'll start with the peas, with the bamboo trellising first.
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When I first got here, I didn't have any utensils, so I went to Whole Foods and got like a travel set of bamboo utensils.
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Securing the jig lines, Guillermo the cook grabbed a bamboo pole from the rack by the bait tank.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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3.2
A strong thin part of a plant used to make furniture or baskets
A tall bamboo that grows in groups and has strong stems used for building and gardening
A type of very large bamboo from Asia used for building and tools
Very large bamboo plant with thick stems from China
A large bamboo plant with hard stems used for building and furniture
A group of tall bamboo plants from East Asia grown for wood or decoration
A very large bamboo from Southeast Asia with strong hollow stems like tree trunks
A very large bamboo plant from Southeast Asia with strong hollow stems like tree trunks
A tall tropical bamboo from Central and South America used to build houses and furniture
A large bamboo plant with very thick stems often used for building or fences
A very large bamboo with thick hollow stems like tree trunks used for building
A plant with thin green stems that turn shiny black as they grow
A small bamboo with thin stems that turn shiny black as they grow
A small bamboo from southeast China with thin stems that bend easily when young
A small bamboo from southeast China with thin flexible stems when young
A small bamboo from southeast China that bends easily and is grown in gardens
A tall fast-growing plant with thin green and yellow stems that people use for building and crafts
Compounds
A tall fast-growing plant with thin green and yellow stems that people use for building and crafts
- Archaic
A barrier that kept China separate from other countries, stopping travel, news, and contact
A fast growing fern with broad dark green leaves that people grow for decoration in shade
- US
A very large bamboo plant from Southeast Asia with strong hollow stems like tree trunks
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bamboo for the hard stem also comes from the Malay word bambu, which named the plant's strong, hollow poles. So, because people have long used these stems for building, furniture, and tools, bamboo also means the material itself.