bamboo shoots
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of bamboo shoots
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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According to the review, bamboo shoots may play a role in improving metabolic health.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026
Hsiao grew up in Laguna Beach, where her parents, Taiwanese immigrants, ran a farm specializing in Chinese fruits and vegetables such as bok choy and bamboo shoots.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024
A man who fed bamboo shoots to panda cubs in an activity area and a woman who gave them peanuts were barred for life last August.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024
For example, in the spring, an increase in temperature likely communicates to wild pandas that it’s time to migrate to other parts of the mountain to access new bamboo shoots and mate.
From National Geographic • Sep. 21, 2023
She put ricotta cheese on crackers, frogs’ legs on crackers, bamboo shoots on crackers, and fish killies, still with their heads, on crackers.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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