Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A tribe of grasses, of great economic importance, including nearly 200 species in about 20 genera, of which Bambusa (which see) may be considered the type.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A tribe of plants comprising the bamboos.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun bamboos
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The _Bambuseae_ contain twenty-three genera and occur throughout the tropical zone, but very unevenly distributed; they also extend into the sub-tropical and even into the temperate zone.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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BAMBOO, the popular name for a tribe of grasses, _Bambuseae_, which are large, often tree-like, with woody stems.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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