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DENDROCALAMUS GIGANTEUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Dendrocalamus giganteus mean? 

DENDROCALAMUS GIGANTEUS (noun)
  The noun DENDROCALAMUS GIGANTEUS has 1 sense:

1. immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunksplay

  Familiarity information: DENDROCALAMUS GIGANTEUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DENDROCALAMUS GIGANTEUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Dendrocalamus giganteus; giant bamboo; kyo-chiku

Hypernyms ("Dendrocalamus giganteus" is a kind of...):

bamboo (woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture)

Holonyms ("Dendrocalamus giganteus" is a member of...):

Dendrocalamus; genus Dendrocalamus (giant clump-forming bamboos)


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