Meanings
nouncommon bamboo (usually uncountable, plural common bamboos)
plural common bamboos
- uncountableusuallyA widespread tropical bamboo, native from southern and southeastern Asia to Yunnan (Bambusa vulgaris).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounextremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is uncertain
Similar
Bambusa vulgaris
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish paperibambu
- paperibambuBambusa vulgaris
Hawaiian ʻohe
- ʻoheBambusa vulgaris
Polish bambus zwyczajny, bambus pospolity
- bambus zwyczajnyBambusa vulgaris
- bambus pospolityBambusa vulgaris
Russian бамбу́к обыкнове́нный
- бамбу́к обыкнове́нный (bambúk obyknovénnyj)Bambusa vulgaris
Cite this entry
APA
common bamboo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20bamboo
MLA
“common bamboo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20bamboo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common bamboo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20bamboo.
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