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Scientific name: family: poaceae, subfamily: bambusoideae
Bamboo is the largest kind of grass. There are thousands of different kinds of bamboo, some of which have stalks big enough to build houses from. Bamboo shoots reach their full height within a year, but unlike tree trunks, bamboo stems do not get thicker. The giant panda eats bamboo.