noun · Nature

bamboo

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The meaning (definition) of the word bamboo

a tall green grass with hollow stems, pandas love to munch on it

The word bamboo used in a sentence

Bamboo is a tall green plant that pandas munch on all day.

The plural of the word bamboo

bamboos

How the word bamboo is said around the world

Frenchbambou (bahnboo)
Spanishbambú (bahmboo)
Mandarin竹子 (zhú zi)
Hindiबांस (bahns)
Arabicالخيزران (ahlkheezrahn)
Russianбамбук (bambuk)
Portuguese (EU)bambu (buhnmboo)
Portuguese (BR)bambu (buhnmboo)
Japanese (take)
GermanBambus (bahmbuus)
Urduبانس (bahns)
Punjabiਬਾਂਸ (bahns)
Korean대나무 (daenamu)
Hebrewבָּמבּוּק (bahmbook)
Greekμπαμπού (mpampou)
Dutchbamboe (bahmboo)
Tagalogkawayan (kowahyahn)
Vietnamesecây tre (kuhi che)
Turkishbambu (bahmbuu)
Persianبامبو (bahmboo)
Polishbambus (bahmboos)
Ukrainianбамбук (bambuk)
Bengaliবাঁশ (bahnsh)
Swedishbambu (bahmboo)
Italianbambù (bahmboo)

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