Bam*boo" , v. t. To flog with the
bamboo.
Bam*boo" (băm*b&oomac;"), n. [Malay bambu, mambu.]
(Bot.) A plant of the
family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing
in tropical
countries.
&fist; The most useful species is Bambusa arundinacea, which has a woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, and grows to the
height of forty feet and upward. The flowers grow in large panicles, from the joints of the stalk,
placed three in a parcel, close to their receptacles. Old stalks grow to five
or six inches in diameter, and are so hard and durable as to
be used for building, and for all sorts of
furniture, for water pipes, and for poles to support palanquins. The smaller
stalks are used for walking sticks, flutes, etc.
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