Definition of "bamboos" [bamboos]

• Plural form of bamboo. (noun)

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• "Without a moment's delay, some of them cut great palm-branches to interpose between the burning house and the overhanging eaves of our dwelling; others tore apart the framework, scattered the bundles of plants, and beat the flames with green branches; while the Tenimber natives poured on water, which they carried in gourds and bamboos from the sea close by."
• "It seems likely that among the 1,250 species of the woody grasses known as bamboos, good hedge species can be found or bred for both temperate and tropical regions."
• "The best live fences are often made up of a combination of several species, such as bamboos, shrubs and vines"