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Poaceae vs Bamboo - What's the difference?

poaceae | bamboo |

poaceae

Not English

Poaceae has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'poaceae':

packie, poesie, possie, paiocke, pikkie, pozzie, physae, pheese, paugie, poochie, piggie

bamboo

English

(wikipedia bamboo)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the tribe.
  • The wood of the bamboo plant as a material or cane.
  • a didgeridoo
  • (slang) A British military or Honourable East India Company employee, who spent so much time in Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never went back home.

    • Derived terms

    * bamboo ceiling * bamboo clam * Bamboo Curtain, bamboo curtain * bamboo man

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Made of the wood of the bamboo.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To flog with a bamboo cane.
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