"moso bamboo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: moso bamboos [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 孟宗竹 (mōsōchiku) from Chinese 孟宗竹 (mèngzōngzhú) or Chinese 毛竹 (máozhú) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|孟宗竹|tr=mōsōchiku}} Japanese 孟宗竹 (mōsōchiku), {{der|en|zh|孟宗竹|tr=mèngzōngzhú}} Chinese 孟宗竹 (mèngzōngzhú), {{der|en|zh|毛竹|tr=máozhú}} Chinese 毛竹 (máozhú) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} moso bamboo (usually uncountable, plural moso bamboos)
  1. A species of bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) native to China, naturalized in Japan and other countries Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Bamboos

Inflected forms

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