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PHYLLOSTACHYS AUREA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Phyllostachys aurea mean? 

PHYLLOSTACHYS AUREA (noun)
  The noun PHYLLOSTACHYS AUREA has 1 sense:

1. small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when youngplay

  Familiarity information: PHYLLOSTACHYS AUREA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PHYLLOSTACHYS AUREA (noun)


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 ("Phyllostachys aurea" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Phyllostachys aurea" is a member of...):

genus Phyllostachys; Phyllostachys (medium and large bamboos)


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