bamboo

bamboo is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries.
2. transitive verb. To flog with the bamboo.
3. noun. woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture
4. noun. the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles

Common word forms

bamboos

Words from these letters

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