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lucky bamboo

lucky bamboo noun: a bamboo-like plant, Dracaena sanderiana, believed in some Asian cultures to bring happiness and prosperity to homes where it is grown.

lucky bamboo: a bamboo-like plant, Dracaena sanderiana, believed in some Asian cultures to bring happiness and...
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Noun

lucky bamboo (plural lucky bamboos)

  1. A bamboo-like plant, Dracaena sanderiana, believed in some Asian cultures to bring happiness and prosperity to homes where it is grown.

Forms of lucky bamboo

plurallucky bamboos

Questions about lucky bamboo

What does lucky bamboo mean?
Lucky bamboo means a bamboo-like plant, Dracaena sanderiana, believed in some Asian cultures to bring happiness and prosperity to homes where it is grown.
What part of speech is lucky bamboo?
Lucky bamboo is a noun.
What is the plural of lucky bamboo?
The plural of lucky bamboo is lucky bamboos.

Words near lucky bamboo in the dictionary

  1. lucksome
  2. lucky
  3. lucky at cards, unlucky in love
  4. lucky bag
  5. lucky bags
  6. lucky bamboo
  7. lucky bamboos
  8. lucky break
  9. lucky breaks
  10. lucky charm
  11. lucky charms

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