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HOTEI-CHIKU
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hotei-chiku mean?
• HOTEI-CHIKU (noun)
The noun HOTEI-CHIKU has 1 sense:
1. small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young
Familiarity information: HOTEI-CHIKU used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
fishpole bamboo; gosan-chiku; hotei-chiku; Phyllostachys aurea
Hypernyms ("hotei-chiku" is a kind of...):
bamboo (woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture)
Holonyms ("hotei-chiku" is a member of...):
genus Phyllostachys; Phyllostachys (medium and large bamboos)
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