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golden bamboo

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A species of bamboo with golden-yellow stems, Phyllostachys aurea, which is native to Fujian and Zhejiang in China and widely cultivated as an ornamental wherever the climate is warm enough.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 2

Cultivated varieties of a Southeast Asian species of bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris), that also have golden-yellow stems.

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Usage: uncountable, usually

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Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: Phyllostachys aurea -bambu — Phyllostachys aurea
  • Polish: fylostachys złocisty — Phyllostachys aurea
  • Finnish: paperibambulajike, jolla on kullanväriset varret — Bambusa vulgaris
  • Polish: bambus zwyczajny — Bambusa vulgaris
  • Polish: bambus pospolity — Bambusa vulgaris