Whangee vs. Bamboo — What's the Difference?

Whangee refers to any of over forty Asian grasses of the genus Phyllostachys, a genus of bamboos. They are a hardy evergreen plant from Japan, China, and the Himalayas whose woody stems are sometimes used to make canes and umbrella handles.

Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants in the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, but it probably comes from the Dutch or Portuguese language, which originally borrowed it from Malay or Kannada.In bamboo, as in other grasses, the internodal regions of the stem are usually hollow and the vascular bundles in the cross-section are scattered throughout the stem instead of in a cylindrical arrangement.

Any of several Asian bamboos of the genus Phyllostachys.

Any of various usually woody, temperate or tropical plants chiefly of the genera Arundinaria, Bambusa, Dendrocalamus, Phyllostachys, or Sasa in the grass family. Certain species of bamboo can reach heights of 20 to 30 meters (66 to 98 feet).

A walking stick made from the woody stem of any of these bamboos.

The hard or woody, jointed, often hollow stems of these plants, used in construction and to make various kinds of utensils.

Any of over forty Asian grasses of the genus Phyllostachys, a genus of bamboos, hardy evergreen plants from Japan, China and the Himalayas with woody stems sometimes used to make canes and umbrella handles.

Fabric or yarn manufactured from these plants.

A cane made from whangee wood.

A fast-growing grass of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem.

(uncountable) The wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc.

(countable) A stick, rod, pole, or cane of bamboo, especially one used for corporal punishment.

(slang) A didgeridoo.

(slang) A member of the British military or British East India Company who spent so much time in Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never went back home.

Made of the wood of the bamboo.

(transitive) To flog with a bamboo cane.

(transitive) To paint (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo.

To penetrate sexually.

A plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries.

To flog with the bamboo.

The hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles

Woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture