[mass noun]a giant woody grass which grows chiefly in the tropics, where it is widely cultivated 竹,竹子
Bambusa and other genera, family Gramineae 箣竹等属,禾本科 ■the hollow jointed stem of this plant, used as a cane or to make furniture and implements (制手杖或家具、器具用的)竹竿;竹筒
语源
late 16th cent.: from Dutch bamboes, based on Malay mambu