Noun: giant bamboo 'jI-unt bam'boo
- Immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks
"Giant bamboo can grow several feet in a single day";
- kyo-chiku, Dendrocalamus giganteus
Derived forms: giant bamboos
Type of: bamboo
Part of: Dendrocalamus, genus Dendrocalamus
Encyclopedia: Giant bamboo