@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • edit-29 months agoYou think you just fell out of a coconut tree?mander.xyzimagemessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1384
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minus-square@ctenidium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•9 months agoIf 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.
minus-square@Seleni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•9 months agoIt’s the lack of lignin (bamboo uses silica as a strengthener) that sets it apart. But bamboo is a grass, anyways.
minus-square@ctenidium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•9 months agoNever doubted bamboo not being a grass. But I didn’t know about the silica thing - that’s really cool!! Thank you for telling this!
minus-square@GlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months ago It’s the lack of lignin (bamboo uses silica as a strengthener) Oh I see
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.
It’s the lack of lignin (bamboo uses silica as a strengthener) that sets it apart.
But bamboo is a grass, anyways.
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!
Oh I see