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Definition of Bamboos
1. bamboo [n] - See also: bamboo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bamboos
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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