"whangee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whangees [plural]
Etymology: From Mandarin 黃藜/黄藜 (huánglí). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|cmn|黃藜||tr=huánglí}} Mandarin 黃藜/黄藜 (huánglí) Head templates: {{en-noun}} whangee (plural whangees)
  1. Any of over forty Asian grasses of the genus Phyllostachys, a genus of bamboos, hardy evergreen plants from Japan, China and the Himalayas with woody stems sometimes used to make canes and umbrella handles. Categories (lifeform): Bamboos
    Sense id: en-whangee-en-noun-rTaja1ft Disambiguation of Bamboos: 95 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 91 9 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 85 15
  2. A cane made from whangee wood.
    Sense id: en-whangee-en-noun-eJLJ1uJ1

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