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moso bamboo

moso bamboo noun: a species of bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) native to China, naturalized in Japan and other countries.

Noun

moso bamboo (usually uncountable, plural moso bamboos)

  1. (usually) A species of bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) native to China, naturalized in Japan and other countries

Forms of moso bamboo

pluralmoso bamboos

Origin of moso bamboo

From Japanese 孟宗竹 (mōsōchiku) from Chinese 孟宗竹 (mèngzōngzhú) or Chinese 毛竹 (máozhú)

Questions about moso bamboo

What does moso bamboo mean?
Moso bamboo means a species of bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) native to China, naturalized in Japan and other countries.
What part of speech is moso bamboo?
Moso bamboo is a noun.
What is the plural of moso bamboo?
The plural of moso bamboo is moso bamboos.

Words near moso bamboo in the dictionary

  1. moslings
  2. Mosman
  3. Mosmans
  4. Mosney
  5. Moso
  6. moso bamboo
  7. moso bamboos
  8. Moson
  9. Mosopelea
  10. Mosopeleas
  11. mososcale

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