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Bamboo
Bamboo is a flowering plant and the largest member of the grass family. This hollow plant is one of the fastest growing plant species in the world, and serves important cultural and economic roles in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and East Asia thanks to its versatility as a building material and as a food source.
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Bamboo is used for many things because it has strong stalks.
What country does the word 'bamboo' come from?
Bamboo: 1598, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, earlier mambu (16c.), probably from Malay samambu, though some suspect this is itself an imported word.
The origins of the word "bamboo" are obscure. Some authorities claim it derives from the Kannada language of South India, and that it is onomatopaeic, representing the crackling, explosive sound made by the culms when they burn.
Others find the origin in an obscure Malay dialect of the west coast of Sumatra.
Be this as it may, the name bamboo--a relatively new term, not found in English before the 16th century, was first brought to Europe by the Portuguese, and then adopted by other languages.
First record 1590s, from Dutch bamboe, from Portugese bambu, earlier mambu (16th. century), probably from Malay samambu.
Horses should not eat this, they can but it is not advised because it is hard for them to digest and can cause colic.
What are the disadvantages of bamboo?
grows fast like a weed
bamboo tend to escape from where they were planted. they will literaly take over an area unless you have in ground barriers. they are also near impossible to get rid of and they also take more than their fair share of water, so other trees etc... nearby are choked out. they also grow very fast.
How do you permanently bend bamboo?
Try soaking it in very hot water. Then clamp it to a form to hold the shape. let it dry very well.
For live bamboo... This takes years to do. And methods vary with diameter.Basically you gradually tie or wire slight bends at at time over months or years. For more on this look up "bonsi". Try making a large steamer pot. Steam the bamboo and bend anyway you like.
Where did the word bamboo come from?
It is a Malay word - Bambu or Samambu - imported into the English language in the late 1500's
What environmental problems can bamboo solve?
Bamboo can solve deforestation which is a big problem on our planet! Since bamboo is the fastest growing tree, it is easier not to loose our oxygen!
