whangee
whangee noun: any of over forty Asian grasses of the genus Phyllostachys, a genus of bamboos, hardy evergreen plants from Japan, China and the Himalayas with woody stems sometimes used to make canes and umbrella handles.
Noun
whangee (plural whangees)
- Any of over forty Asian grasses of the genus Phyllostachys, a genus of bamboos, hardy evergreen plants from Japan, China and the Himalayas with woody stems sometimes used to make canes and umbrella handles.
- A cane made from whangee wood.
- “One marble hall, with staircase complete, one butler and three flunkeys to receive a retired sojer who dares to ring the bell. D'you know, old boy, I gave my bowler to the butler, whangee to one flunkey, gloves to another, and there was the fourth poor blighter looking like an orphan at a Mothers'...1929, Baldwyn Dyke Acland, chapter 2, in Filibuster
Forms of whangee
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Origin of whangee
From Mandarin 黃藜 /黄藜 (huánglí).
Questions about whangee
- What does whangee mean?
- Whangee means any of over forty Asian grasses of the genus Phyllostachys, a genus of bamboos, hardy evergreen plants from Japan, China and the Himalayas with woody stems sometimes used to make canes and umbrella handles.
- What part of speech is whangee?
- Whangee is a noun.
- What is the plural of whangee?
- The plural of whangee is whangees.
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