arrow bamboo; panda food
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Meanings
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arrow bamboo (Fargesia spp.); a tall dark-green bamboo whose tender shoots are the staple food of giant pandas
Refers specifically to several species in the genus Fargesia, which constitute the primary diet of wild giant pandas in the Qinling and Minshan mountains.
Dà大
xióng熊
māo猫
měi每
tiān天
yào要
chī吃
dà大
liàng量
de的
jiàn箭
zhú竹
。
Giant pandas eat large amounts of arrow bamboo every day.
Zhè这
piàn片
shān山
qū区
shēng生
zhǎng长
zhe着
mào茂
mì密
de的
jiàn箭
zhú竹
lín林
。
Dense arrow bamboo forests grow in this mountainous area.
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Jiàn箭
zhú竹
de的
nèn嫩
yá芽
shì是
dà大
xióng熊
māo猫
zuì最
xǐ喜
huan欢
de的
shí食
wù物
。
The tender shoots of arrow bamboo are giant pandas' favorite food.
Yóu由
yú于
jiàn箭
zhú竹
kāi开
huā花
hòu后
kū枯
sǐ死
，
dà大
xióng熊
māo猫
de的
shí食
wù物
lái来
yuán源
shòu受
dào到
le了
wēi威
xié胁
。
Because arrow bamboo withers and dies after flowering, the food source of giant pandas has been threatened.