[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A yellow knobbed cane made from the stem of any of several Chinese and Japanese bamboos of the genus Phyllostachys, especially P. nigra; (also) the material of which these stems are made, which has also been used to make umbrella handles, tobacco pipes, etc.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century; earliest use found in The Morning Chronicle. Probably from an unattested Chinese compound (probably denoting the material) from huáng (Cantonese wòhng) yellow + an unidentified second element