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Genetic Material of a cell or an organism.

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Is bamboo a tree or a grass?

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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. Japanese proverb This is most common question they ask on nature trail , and people get  amused  after knowing Bamboo TREE is actually a  grass . But technically answer is not that easy. Lets check  tree [tree]  noun 1. a   plant   having   a   permanently   woody   main   stem   or  trunk,   ordinarily   growing   to   a   considerable   height, and   usually   developing   branches   at   some   distance  from   the   ground.                              grass   noun 1. any   plant   of   the   family   Gramineae,   having   jointed  stems,   sheathing   leaves,   and   seedlike   grains.  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/grass?s=t So from this we can conclude that Bamboo is a tree belongs to grass family. But in country like lndia with   11.36 million hectares of bomboo its million dollar question and answer is not that easy . If bamboo is a tree its property  of forest department and they can sell it for revenue gen