golden bamboo

noun

A species of bamboo with golden-yellow stems, Phyllostachys aurea, which is native to Fujian and Zhejiang in China and widely cultivated as an ornamental wherever the climate is warm enough.

Meanings

noungolden bamboo (usually uncountable, plural golden bamboos)

plural golden bamboos

  1. uncountableusuallyA species of bamboo with golden-yellow stems, Phyllostachys aurea, which is native to Fujian and Zhejiang in China and widely cultivated as an ornamental wherever the climate is warm enough.
  2. uncountableusuallyCultivated varieties of a Southeast Asian species of bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris), that also have golden-yellow stems.

Translations

Finnish Phyllostachys aurea -bambu, paperibambulajike, jolla on kullanväriset varret
  • Phyllostachys aurea -bambuPhyllostachys aurea
  • paperibambulajike, jolla on kullanväriset varretBambusa vulgaris
Polish fylostachys złocisty, bambus zwyczajny
  • fylostachys złocistyPhyllostachys aurea
  • bambus zwyczajnyBambusa vulgaris
  • bambus pospolityBambusa vulgaris
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APA

golden bamboo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20bamboo

MLA

“golden bamboo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20bamboo. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “golden bamboo,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20bamboo.

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