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Uncommonbamboo
The correct spelling is bamboo.
How to pronounce bamboo
/bæmˈbu/
nounIPA: /bæmˈbu/
Say it like: Bam-boo
The correct spelling is bamboo. A grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe.
- 2.The wood of the bamboo plant as a material or cane.
- 3.A didgeridoo.
- 4.A member of the British military or British East India Company who spent so much time in Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never went back home.
verb
- 1.To flog with a bamboo cane.
- 2.To paint (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo.
- 3.To penetrate sexually.
adjective
- 1.Made of the wood of the bamboo.
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