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tortoise-shell bamboo

tortoise-shell bamboo noun: moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis).

tortoise-shell bamboo: moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)
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Noun

tortoise-shell bamboo (usually uncountable, plural tortoise-shell bamboos)

  1. (usually) moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)

Forms of tortoise-shell bamboo

pluraltortoise-shell bamboos

Origin of tortoise-shell bamboo

From tortoiseshell + bamboo (from the appearance of the stems).

Questions about tortoise-shell bamboo

What does tortoise-shell bamboo mean?
Tortoise-shell bamboo means moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis).
What part of speech is tortoise-shell bamboo?
Tortoise-shell bamboo is a noun.
What is the plural of tortoise-shell bamboo?
The plural of tortoise-shell bamboo is tortoise-shell bamboos.

Words near tortoise-shell bamboo in the dictionary

  1. tortoise shell bracket
  2. tortoise shell brackets
  3. tortoise shells
  4. tortoise-like
  5. tortoise-shell
  6. tortoise-shell bamboo
  7. tortoise-shell bamboos
  8. tortoise-shells
  9. tortoiselike
  10. tortoises
  11. tortoiseshell

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