MeSH definition : A plant genus of the family POACEAE. Young shoots are eaten in Asian foods while the
stiff mature stems are used for construction of many things. The common name of bamboo
is also used for other genera of Poaceae including Phyllostachys, SASA, and Dendrocalamus.;
MeSH synonym : bambusas;
MeSH annotation : coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM
with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) disease/drug ther (IM) PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther
use (IM or NIM) specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual 26.29;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambusa;
A plant genus of the family POACEAE. Young shoots are eaten in Asian foods while the
stiff mature stems are used for construction of many things. The common name of bamboo
is also used for other genera of Poaceae including Phyllostachys, SASA, and Dendrocalamus.
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