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Phyllostachys

noun
Phyl·​los·​ta·​chys | \ fə̇ˈlästəkə̇s\

Definition of Phyllostachys

: a genus of Chinese and Japanese bamboo grasses having slender cylindrical culms used especially for walking sticks and bamboo furniture

History and Etymology for Phyllostachys

New Latin, from phyll- + Greek stachys spike of grain

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