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Dendrocalamus

noun

giant clump-forming bamboos

• Syn: ↑genus Dendrocalamus

• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Bambuseae, ↑tribe Bambuseae

• Member Meronyms: ↑giant bamboo, ↑kyo-chiku, ↑Dendrocalamus giganteus

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\\ˌden(ˌ)drō+\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from dendr- + Latin calamus reed — more at calamus

: a small genus of large Asiatic bamboos with long panicles of globular clusters of flowers succeeded by small fruits with thick hard walls

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Dendrocalˈamus noun

(Gr kalamos cane) a genus of bamboos

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Main Entry: ↑dendro-

Useful english dictionary. 2012.