KURI-CHIKU

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black

Synonyms:

black bamboo; kuri-chiku; Phyllostachys nigra

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("kuri-chiku" is a kind of...):

bamboo (woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture)

Holonyms ("kuri-chiku" is a member of...):

genus Phyllostachys; Phyllostachys (medium and large bamboos)

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