Bamboo

·vt To flog with the bamboo.

II. Bamboo ·noun A plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries.

bamboo
(Bambusa arundinacea) A magnificent articulated cane, which holds a conspicuous rank in the tropic...

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bamboo-grass
n. an Australian cane-like grass, Glyceria ramigera, F. v. M. ; also called CaneGrass. Largely used...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris