madake

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noun

Timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides)

Similar
giant timber bambooku-chikuPhyllostachys bambusoides
Scrabble 13

Meanings

noun
  1. Timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere

Similar
giant timber bambooku-chikuPhyllostachys bambusoides
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Japanese真竹
  2. Englishmadake

From Japanese 真竹.

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Cite this entry
APA

madake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/madake

MLA

“madake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/madake. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “madake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/madake.

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