bamboo
/bæmˈbuː/noun
mass noun
1- a giant woody grass which grows chiefly in the tropics, where it is widely cultivated竹, 竹子。
1.1
- Bambusa and other genera, family Gramineae.箣竹等属, 禾本科。
1.2
- the hollow jointed stem of this plant, used as a cane or to make furniture and implements（制手杖或家具、器具用的）竹竿; 竹筒。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Dutch bamboes, based on Malay mambu.