bamboo shoots

A form of bamboo shoot — The edible shoot of any of several species of bamboo (especially of the genera Dendrocalamus and Phyllostachys), cooked and eaten as a vegetable in Chinese and similar cuisine.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of bamboo shoot
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