bamboo shoots

plural noun

: young bamboo plants
The recipe is prepared with bamboo shoots.

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An older study from 2009 found that consuming bamboo shoots every day for six days can significantly reduce LDL levels. — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 30 June 2026 Spring rolls are typically made with a very thin wheat or rice paper wrapper stuffed with shredded carrots, cabbage, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, pork, tofu, and/or shrimp. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2026 These included speaking into the wind while facing in the direction of the city the two lived in together; or harvesting and boiling bamboo shoots to offer to their grave. — Sally Hayden, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026 Pots simmered on the stove with paella, fruit rotted in bowls next to the junk mail, and the pantry was full of old rusted cans of strange unearthly edibles—bamboo shoots and snails in sauce and lemons floating in brine. — Literary Hub, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bamboo shoots

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