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plyboo
 n.— «The bamboo used to make plyboo is grown in managed forests in China, so there is no impact on wild stands used by pandas as food.» —“For a Hardwood Floor, Plyboo Is One Tough Grass” by Tom Neven Washington Post Apr. 4, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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