Poaceae (formerly and, also known as Gramineae; grass family) » Bambusa bambos

bam-BOO-suh -- a name for bamboo; an erroneous pronunciation of the Indian word bambu BAM-boz -- perhaps, derived from the Indian name bambu for bamboo a-run-din-uh-KEE-uh or a-run-din-uh-SEE-uh -- like a reed

commonly known as: giant thorny bamboo, Indian thorny bamboo, male bamboo, spiny bamboo, spring bamboo • Assamese: জাতি-বাঁহ jaati baansh, মোকাল-বাঁহ mokal baansh • Bengali: বাঁশ baansha • Gujarati: બામ્બુ baambu, વાંસ vaans • Hindi: बांस baans, बम्बू bambu, बंस buns • Kannada: ಬಿದಿರು bidiru, ವಂಶ vamsha • Kashmiri: बैँस् bains, बाँस् bons, वंशः vanshah • Konkani: वासो vaaso, वसो vaso, वेलु velu • Malayalam: മുള mula • Manipuri: saneibi • Marathi: बांबू baamboo, कळक kalaka, कळंक kalanka, माणगा maanga, वेळू velu • Nepalese: काँस् kauns • Oriya: bans • Punjabi: ਮਗਰ ਬਾਂਸ magar baans • Sanskrit: आमुपः amupah, आर्द्रपत्रकः ardrapatrakah, कण्टकः kantakah, कण्टकिलः kantakilah, वम्भः vambhah, वंशः vamsh • Tamil: குழாய்மூங்கில் kulay-munkil, பெருமூங்கில் peru-munkil • Telugu: బొంగువెదురు bongu-veduru, వంశము vamsamu, వెదురు veduru • Urdu: بانس baans, بمبو bambu, نبس buns

Native of: China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China; cultivated in tropical Asia