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Meaning of bamboo fern

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

bamboo

Pronunciation:/bæmˈbu/

noun

Definitions

  1. A grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe.

  2. The wood of the bamboo plant as a material or cane.

  3. A didgeridoo.

  4. A member of the British military or British East India Company who spent so much time in Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never went back home.

verb

Definitions

  1. To flog with a bamboo cane.

  2. To paint (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo.

  3. To penetrate sexually.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Made of the wood of the bamboo.