Definition of Bamboos

1. Noun. (plural of bamboo) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bamboos

1. bamboo [n] - See also: bamboo

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bamboos

bamboo
bamboo antshrike
bamboo curtain
bamboo fern
bamboo palm
bamboo partridge
bamboo shoot
bamboo shoots
bamboo spine
bamboo wife
bamboo wives
bambooed
bambooing
bamboolike
bamboos (current term)
bamboozingly
bamboozle
bamboozled
bamboozlement
bamboozlements
bamboozler
bamboozlers
bamboozles
bamboozling
bambuterol
bamfoozle
bamfoozled
bamfoozles
bamfoozling

Literary usage of Bamboos

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

1. Holly, Yew & Box: With Notes on Other Evergreens by William Dallimore, Thomas Moore (1908)
"Popular though as they are, bamboos are not things to plant indiscriminately, especially in exposed places, for they suffer badly from cold winds, ..."

2. Two Years in the Jungle: The Experiences of a Hunter and Naturalist in India by William Temple Hornaday (1885)
"Hut-building with bamboos.—Elysian at Last—Character of Elephant Hunting.—Grand but Dangerous Sport— Indian vertut African Methods.—The Skull—Difficulty of ..."

3. A Practical Guide to Garden Plants by John Weathers (1901)
"HARDY bamboos.—Under this heading are described the various genera and species which experience ... bamboos, which may be regarded as woody-stemmed Grasses, ..."

4. Santa Barbara Exotic Flora: A Handbook of Plants from Foreign Countries by Emanuele Orazio Fenzi (1895)
"THE bamboos. Next to Palms, precedence must be given to bamboos for their ... Not so generally) however it is known that bamboos will flower and ripen seeds ..."

5. Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat, Charles Otto Blagden (1906)
"... bamboos," or " wind-organs "—long bamboos lashed vertically to the tops of trees, with slits cut in them which produced musical notes when blown upon by ..."

6. Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan by Asiatic Society of Japan (1900)
"At present, however, had become rather the fashion to grow bamboos, and horticulturists seeking for hardy species had naturally turned to Japan because ..."

7. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook (1908)
"CHAPTER XXVII HARDY bamboos THANKS to Lord Redesdale (author of "The Bamboo Garden "), and a few other gardening enthusiasts, the Bamboo has been made a ..."

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