Is bamboo a tree or a grass?
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
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