whang·ee 
(wăng-gē, hwăng-)
(wăng-gē, hwăng-)n.
1. Any of several Asian bamboos of the genus Phyllostachys.
2. A walking stick made from the woody stem of any of these bamboos.
[Ultimately from Mandarin huáng lí (or a kindred Chinese dialectal word ) : huáng, yellow (from Middle Chinese xɦuaŋ) + lí, lamb's quarters (from Middle Chinese liaj).]