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If I remember correctly, wood consists mainly of cellulose, lignin, and hemi-cellulose. I don’t know about bamboo, but I guess it’s some kind of woody material.

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Seleni@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
It’s the lack of lignin (bamboo uses silica as a strengthener) that sets it apart.

But bamboo is a grass, anyways.

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- ctenidium@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Never doubted bamboo not being a grass. But I didn’t know about the silica thing - that’s really cool!! Thank you for telling this!
  
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- GlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  It’s the lack of lignin (bamboo uses silica as a strengthener)
  
  Oh I see
  
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