"lucky bamboo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lucky bamboos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lucky bamboo (plural lucky bamboos)
  1. A bamboo-like plant, Dracaena sanderiana, believed in some Asian cultures to bring happiness and prosperity to homes where it is grown. Wikipedia link: Dracaena sanderiana Categories (lifeform): Asparagus family plants Translations (bamboo-like plant): 富貴竹 (Chinese Mandarin), 富贵竹 (fùguìzhú) (Chinese Mandarin), ruokotraakkipuu (Finnish), onnenbambu (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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