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Buddha belly bamboo

Buddha belly bamboo noun: cultivated varieties of either of two species of bamboo, Bambusa tuldoides and Bambusa vulgaris, with swollen internodes that look like a human torso with a fat belly when the plants are grown in pots.

buddha belly bamboo: cultivated varieties of either of two species of bamboo, Bambusa tuldoides and Bambusa vulgaris,...
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Noun

Buddha belly bamboo (usually uncountable, plural Buddha belly bamboos)

  1. (usually) Cultivated varieties of either of two species of bamboo, Bambusa tuldoides and Bambusa vulgaris, with swollen internodes that look like a human torso with a fat belly when the plants are grown in pots.

Forms of Buddha belly bamboo

pluralBuddha belly bamboos

Words formed from Buddha belly bamboo

  • giant Buddha's belly bamboo

Questions about Buddha belly bamboo

What does Buddha belly bamboo mean?
Buddha belly bamboo means cultivated varieties of either of two species of bamboo, Bambusa tuldoides and Bambusa vulgaris, with swollen internodes that look like a human torso with a fat belly when the plants are grown in pots.
What part of speech is Buddha belly bamboo?
Buddha belly bamboo is a noun.
What is the plural of Buddha belly bamboo?
The plural of Buddha belly bamboo is Buddha belly bamboos.

Words near Buddha belly bamboo in the dictionary

  1. Buddery
  2. Buddes
  3. buddha
  4. Buddha bellies
  5. Buddha belly
  6. Buddha belly bamboo
  7. Buddha belly bamboos
  8. Buddha bowl
  9. Buddha bowls
  10. Buddha Day
  11. Buddha dharma

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