A large, fast-growing species of bamboo native to South America, valued for its strength and used in construction, furniture, and traditional crafts.
From Spanish, borrowed from a Chibchan indigenous language of Colombia; the word refers specifically to Guadua angustifolia, the giant bamboo of the Andean region.
Guadua is so strong and grows so fast—some species shoot up several feet per day—that Colombia uses it to build earthquake-resistant houses, making ancient indigenous knowledge meet modern engineering.
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