Nounbamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

Nounfirecracker

Nounsplit bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split · noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)

NounJapanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides); giant timber bamboo; madake

Noun(traditional Japanese) musical instruments