máo​zhú

moso bamboo

毛竹 máo​zhú
moso bamboo
A large species of bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) with thick, tough walls used as timber for furniture and construction. Its shoots are highly valued as a food known as "winter bamboo shoots". Also known as 南竹 nán​zhú or 孟宗竹 mèng​zōng​zhú.

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0.120 per million appears in 0% of films
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1.61 per million

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