Bamboois a tribe of flowering perennial evergreen plants in the grass family Poaceae,subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae; although, the forestry services anddepartments of many countries where bamboo is utilized as a building materialconsider bamboo to be a forestry product, and it is specifically harvested as atree exclusively for the wood it produces, which in many ways is a woodsuperior in strength and resilience to other natural, fibrous buildingmaterials. In fact it is often referred to as a tree by cultures who harvest itas wood. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. In bamboos,the internodal regions of the stem are hollow and the vascular bundles in thecross section are scattered throughout the stem instead of in a cylindricalarrangement. The dicotyledonous woody xylem is also absent. The absence ofsecondary growth wood causes the stems of monocots, even of palms and largebamboos, to be columnar rather than tapering.
The burning ofIncense stick in religious and social functions has been practised in India andmany other countries in the world. Incense is composed of aromatic bioticmaterials, which release fragrant smoke when burnt. The term incense refers tothe substance itself, rather than to the odor it produces. Many religiousceremonies and spiritual purificatory rites employ incense, a practice that persiststo this day. India has a leadership position in agarbatti production andfulfils more than half of the world's incense sticks requirements. Indiaexports Agarbatti to nearly 90 countries.
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