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bamboo

[ bam-boo ]

noun

plural bamboos.
  1. any of the woody or treelike tropical and semitropical grasses of the genera Bambusa, Phyllostachys, Dendrocalamus, and allied genera, having woody, usually hollow stems with stalked blades and flowering only after years of growth.
  2. the stem of such a plant, used as a building material and for making furniture, poles, etc.


bamboo

/ 产忙尘藞产耻藧 /

noun

  1. 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 )
  2. the stem of any of these plants, used for building, poles, and furniture
  3. any of various bamboo-like grasses of the genera Arundinaria , Phyllostachys or Dendrocalamus
  4. modifier made of bamboo

    a bamboo fence

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bamboo1

1590鈥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 产补尘产奴蝉补
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bamboo1

C16: probably from Malay bambu
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Vietnam鈥檚 determination to navigate a changing geopolitical landscape 鈥 with a flexible approach known as 鈥渂amboo diplomacy鈥 鈥 has also influenced the language its leaders use to describe the past.

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I鈥檝e got one of those bamboo whisks, and I like the whole routine of boiling water and then whisking in the matcha powder.

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Vietnam's "bamboo diplomacy", where it attempts to be friends with everyone and balance ties with both China and the US, will now be tested.

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This strategy is in line with its foreign policy approach - known as "bamboo diplomacy".

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Carbon, he notes, is after all the building block of life, the animating force behind trees, rhinos, eyelashes, hormones, bamboo, and so much more.

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