bamboe

Definitions of bamboe
  1. noun
    woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture
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    grasgewas
    cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves
  2. noun
    the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles
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    boomgewas, geboomte, hout, houtgewas, houtsoort
    the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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