Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bamboo

2 senses of bamboo

Sense 1
bamboo -- (the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles)
       => wood -- (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)

Sense 2
bamboo -- (woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture)
       => gramineous plant, graminaceous plant -- (cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves)