Phrase Hound found 54 phrases and 13 compound words that contain bamboo. The most common are listed below. Open bamboo in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 54
- Bamboo CurtainThe political and ideological barrier between the communist and capitalist states of Asia during the Cold War.
- bamboo shootThe edible shoot of any of several species of bamboo (especially of the genera Dendrocalamus and Phyllostachys), cooked and eaten as a vegetable in Chinese and similar cuisine.
- bamboo ratAny of the four species of burrowing rodents in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys, found in China and Southeast Asia
- common bambooA widespread tropical bamboo, native from southern and southeastern Asia to Yunnan (Bambusa vulgaris).
- bamboo ceilingA social barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for a person of East Asian ethnicity.
- golden bambooA species of bamboo with golden-yellow stems, Phyllostachys aurea, which is native to Fujian and Zhejiang in China and widely cultivated as an ornamental wherever the climate is warm enough.
- bamboo diplomacyA foreign policy of developing and maintaining nonaligned diplomatic relations with other countries, as practiced by Thailand and Vietnam.
- spiny bambooBambusa blumeana, a species of clumping bamboo native to Tropical Asia.
- bamboo antshrikeA passerine bird of the species Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae, in the antbird family.
- bamboo grassA kind of running bamboo, native to East Asia, in the genus Sasa.
- lucky bambooA bamboo-like plant, Dracaena sanderiana, believed in some Asian cultures to bring happiness and prosperity to homes where it is grown.
- Bamboo EnglishA Japanese pidgin English or jargon developed after World War II, spoken between American military personnel and the Japanese on US military bases in occupied Japan, and later exported to Korea.
- black bambooPhyllostachys nigra, native to Hunan province in China and widely cultivated, used for lumber as well as in gardens.
- bamboo lemurAny of the lemurs of the genus Hapalemur.
- arrow bambooA tall slender Japanese bamboo of species Pseudosasa japonica; metake
- bamboo coralA deep-sea coral of the family Isididae.
- bamboo hairtrichorrhexis invaginata
- bamboo palmA West African palm tree, Raphia vinifera.
- bamboo ratsplural of bamboo rat: Any of the four species of burrowing rodents in the genera Rhizomys or Cannomys, found in China and Southeast Asia
- bamboo sharkAny of the family Hemiscylliidae of sharks,
- bamboo tortureAn apocryphal Asian form of torture where a bamboo shoot is allowed to grow through a restrained victim's body, piercing it and eventually emerging on the other side.
- bamboo wifeIn East Asia and Southeast Asia, a hollow bamboo bolster roughly the size of a human body, embraced by a person while sleeping during hot weather because its open structure exposes the body to cooling air flow.
- bamboo wormOmphisa fuscidentalis, a crambid moth.
- Mexican bambooSynonym of Japanese knotweed: A large, herbaceous perennial plant, Fallopia japonica, native to Asia; it is a highly invasive colonizer outside of its native territory.
- sacred bambooSynonym of heavenly bamboo: An Asian ornamental shrub in the family Berberidaceae, with foliage and unbranched stems that somewhat resembles one of the smaller bamboos, Nandina domestica.
Compound words 13
- bamboolikeResembling or characteristic of bamboo.
- shambooArtificial bamboo.
- bamboowareArticles made from bamboo.
- bambooeyResembling or characteristic of bamboo.
- bambooishResembling or characteristic of bamboo.
- bamboowrenAny in the genus Psilorhamphus, of which the spotted bamboowren (Psilorhamphus guttatus) is the only species.
- bambooingsplural of bambooing: A flogging with a bamboo cane.
- bamboosharkAlternative form of bamboo shark: Any of the family Hemiscylliidae of sharks,
- bamboosharksplural of bambooshark: Any of the family Hemiscylliidae of sharks,
- bambooworkSomething made from bamboo.