plural of bamboo antshrike

An apocryphal Asian form of torture where a bamboo shoot is grown through the victim's body, piercing it and eventually emerging on the other side.

plural of black bamboo

Phyllostachys nigra, native to Hunan province in China and widely cultivated, used for lumber as well as in gardens.

Especially in America, a social barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for a person of East Asian ethnicity.

trichorrhexis invaginata

plural of heavenly bamboo

An Asian ornamental shrub in the family Berberidaceae, with foliage and unbranched stems that look somewhat like one of the smaller bamboos, Nandina domestica.

A bamboo-like plant, Dracaena sanderiana, believed in some Asian cultures to bring happiness and prosperity to homes where it is grown.

plural of bamboo ceiling