四し方ほう竹ちく

noun

square bamboo; Tetragonocalamus quadrangularis; Chimonobambusa quadrangularis

A species of bamboo with distinctive square-shaped stems. The Japanese name literally means 'four-direction bamboo'. Used in botanical and horticultural contexts.

• 四し方ほう竹ちくはその名なの通とおり、茎くきの断だん面めんが四し角かくい珍めずらしい竹たけです。

  As its name suggests, the square bamboo is an unusual bamboo whose stem cross-section is square.

• 庭にわに四し方ほう竹ちくを植うえてみました。

  I planted some square bamboo in my garden.