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TRIBE BAMBUSEAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
Bambuseae; tribe Bambuseae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tribe Bambuseae" is a kind of...):
tribe ((biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily)
Meronyms (members of "tribe Bambuseae"):
bamboo (woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture)
Bambusa; genus Bambusa (tall tender clumping bamboos)
Arundinaria; genus Arundinaria (North American bamboo)
Dendrocalamus; genus Dendrocalamus (giant clump-forming bamboos)
genus Phyllostachys; Phyllostachys (medium and large bamboos)
Holonyms ("tribe Bambuseae" is a member of...):
family Graminaceae; family Gramineae; family Poaceae; Graminaceae; Gramineae; grass family; Poaceae (the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane)