包含約480個物種、生長於熱帶及亞熱帶之各種木質或樹狀禾本科植物屬的通稱，包括莿竹屬、孟宗竹屬、麻竹屬以及同類的屬；竹類均具有木質、中空的莖、長於莖上的葉片，在成長數年後才會開花。竹在某些地區被用來建造房屋、筏具、桿柱、橋樑以及鷹架。在西元19世紀的歐洲及美洲，普遍使用竹莖來製作椅子、桌子、櫥櫃以及其他的室內傢俱。竹子也會被拿來切開、削平、編織成體積較小的物品，例如籃子、蓆墊、帽子、魚筌等。竹子也是製作特種紙專用之細長植物纖維的重要來源，此外，竹葉也可萃取某種蠟。

竹(植物)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
chu(P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
zhú(P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
zhu(P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
bamboo(plant)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,N)
bamboos(plants)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
bamboe(plant)　(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
bambou(plantes)　(P,,U,法語-偏好,D,U,U)
bambu(planta)　(P,,U,Portuguese-偏好,D,U,U)
bambú(planta)　(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....代理者層面
........活體有機體
............真核生物 (域)
................植物界 (界)
....................被子植物門 (門)
........................百合綱 (綱)
............................禾草目 (目)
................................禾本科 (科)
....................................竹 (植物)

source plant or animal for....	竹(材料)
source plant or animal for....	竹篾

英文....

General term for any of around 480 species of woody or treelike tropical and semitropical grasses of various genera, including Bambusa, Phyllosyachys, Dendrocalamus, and allied genera, all having woody, hollow stems, stalked blades, and flowering only after years of growth. Bamboo has been used locally for constructing houses, rafts, poles, bridges, and scaffolding. In Europe and America, bamboo stems were popular for chairs, tables, cabinets, and other interior furniture during the 19th century. They are also split, flattened and woven into smaller items such as baskets, mats, hats, and fish traps. Bamboo has also become an important source of long, cellulose fibers for specialty papers. Additionally, a wax is extracted from the bamboo leaves.

竹(植物)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 110
.................	故宮後設資料需求規格書 1, 19, 20
.................	大英視覺藝術百科全書 Vol. 9, 172
bamboo(plant)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
.................	NCBI Taxonomy Browser (2008-)
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
bamboos(plants)............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
bamboe(plant)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
bambou(plantes)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
bambu(planta)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
bambú(planta)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)

Getty AAT: 300311500 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300311500
聯合目錄： 竹 、chu 、zhú 、zhu 、bamboo 、bamboos 、bamboe 、bambou 、bambu 、bambú