Definition of Bamboo shoot

1. Noun. Edible young shoots of bamboo.

Generic synonyms: Veg, Vegetable, Veggie
Group relationships: Bambusa Vulgaris, Common Bamboo

Definition of Bamboo shoot

1. Noun. (chiefly in the plural) The edible shoot of either of several species of bamboo (especially of the genera ''Dendrocalamus'' and ''Phyllostachys'') cooked and eaten as a vegetable in Chinese and similar cuisine ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Bamboo Shoot

bambermycins
bambini
bambino
bambinos
bambocciade
bambocciades
bambocciante
bambollaite
bamboo
bamboo antshrike
bamboo curtain
bamboo fern
bamboo palm
bamboo partridge
bamboo shoot (current term)
bamboo shoots
bamboo spine
bamboo wife
bamboo wives
bambooed
bambooing
bamboolike
bamboos
bamboozingly
bamboozle
bamboozled
bamboozlement
bamboozlements
bamboozler

Literary usage of Bamboo shoot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Satapatha-brâhmana: According to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School by Julius Eggeling (1897)
"He then draws a frog, a lotus-flower, and a bamboo-shoot across (the central part of the altar). For the gods having now appeased him by the ..."

2. Transactions and Proceedings of the Japan Society, London by Japan Society of London (1893)
"... noticed how frequently the labourer is represented by the artist either digging up the bulky and succulent bamboo shoot, or carrying it on his back, ..."

3. Rehabilitation of Degraded Forests to Improve Livelihoods of Poor Farmers in by Liu Dachang (2003)
"Poor shoot processing technology contributed to the poor quality of bamboo shoot products. The processing was a manual operation in household workshops and ..."

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