Etymology

moso bamboo

Today it means: A species of bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) native to China, naturalized in Japan and other countries Full definition →

Japanese 孟宗竹 ← Chinese 孟宗竹
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The story

  1. Chinese · derived from毛竹
  2. Chinese · derived from孟宗竹
  3. Japanese · borrowed from孟宗竹
  4. English todaymoso bamboo

From Japanese 孟宗竹 (mōsōchiku) from Chinese 孟宗竹 (mèngzōngzhú) or Chinese 毛竹 (máozhú)

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