lucky bamboo

noun

A bamboo-like plant, Dracaena sanderiana, believed in some Asian cultures to bring happiness and prosperity to homes where it is grown.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounlucky bamboo (plural lucky bamboos)

plural lucky bamboos

  1. A bamboo-like plant, Dracaena sanderiana, believed in some Asian cultures to bring happiness and prosperity to homes where it is grown.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 富貴竹 /富贵竹
  • 富貴竹 /富贵竹 (fùguìzhú)bamboo-like plant
Finnish ruokotraakkipuu, onnenbambu
  • ruokotraakkipuubamboo-like plant
  • onnenbambubamboo-like plant
Cite this entry
APA

lucky bamboo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucky%20bamboo

MLA

“lucky bamboo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucky%20bamboo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lucky bamboo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucky%20bamboo.

Source: lucky bamboo on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.