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bamboo) A bamboo forest near Huangshan, in Anhui division, China. Bamboo forests like this once supported significant numbers of pandas in western China. Any of a large group of giant grass plants, found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. Some species grow as tall as 36 m/120 ft. The stems are hollow and jointed and can be used in furniture, house, and boat construction. The young shoots are edible; paper is made from the stems. (Genus Bambusa, family Gramineae.) Bamboos flower and seed only once before the plant dies, sometimes after growing for as long as 120 years. |
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All that Jerry's teeth could reach was the stick, and dry and seasoned bamboo can defy the teeth of any dog. saw the birth of what was probably the first literary club ever known, the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. At this moment the light bamboo doors at the entrance swung open and crashed against the siding. |
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