Hypernyms for "bamboo"

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Arundinaria gigantea Arundinaria tecta Bambusa vulgaris black bamboo cane reed common bamboo Dendrocalamus giganteus fishpole bamboo giant bamboo giant cane giant timber bamboo gosan-chiku hotei-chiku ku-chiku kuri-chiku kyo-chiku madake Phyllostachys aurea Phyllostachys bambusoides Phyllostachys nigra small cane switch cane
What are hypernyms?

Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.

Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.

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