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whang·ee W5112800 (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).]whangee (wæŋˈiː) n1. (Plants) any tall woody grass of the S and SE Asian genus Phyllostachys, grown for its stems, which are used for bamboo canes and as a source of paper pulp2. (Forestry) a cane or walking stick made from the stem of any of these plants[C19: probably from Chinese (Mandarin) huangli, from huang yellow + li bamboo cane]whang•ee (ʰwæŋˈgi, wæŋ-) n. 1. a bamboo of the genus Phyllostachys, of China. 2. a walking stick or cane made from the stem of this plant. [1780–90; < Chinese huáng hard bamboo + -ee] |