moso bamboo

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese 孟宗竹 (mōsōchiku) from Chinese 孟宗竹 (mèngzōngzhú) or Chinese 毛竹 (máozhú)(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

moso bamboo (usually uncountable, plural moso bamboos)

  1. A species of bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) native to China, naturalized in Japan and other countries