white bamboo; dried bamboo
Refers to bamboo that has been dried and turned white, often used in crafts or construction. The term can also denote a specific variety of bamboo with whitish culms.
庭の垣根に白竹を使った。
I used white bamboo for the garden fence.
白竹は乾燥させてから加工する。
White bamboo is processed after being dried.
Compound of 白 (しら, 'white') and 竹 (たけ, 'bamboo'). The reading しらたけ is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings of the two kanji.