• ctenidium@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    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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      3 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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        3 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!