Structural material that resembles ordinary, "dicot" or conifer wood in its gross handling characteristics is produced by a number of monocot plants, and these also are colloquially called wood. Of these, bamboo, botanically a member of the grass family, has considerable economic importance, larger culms being widely used as a building and construction material in their own right and, these days, in the manufacture of engineered flooring, panels and veneer. Another major plant group that produce material that often is called wood are the palms. Of much less importance are plants such as Pandanus, Dracaena and Cordyline. With all this material, the structure and composition of the structural material is quite different from ordinary wood. COUNT 5
QSN1 What's another term used for "conifer" wood? ANS1 dicot QSN2 What type of plants produce material that is referred to as "wood" even though it is technically not? ANS2 monocot QSN3 What monocot plant produces "wood" by the same name that's often used for flooring and veneer? ANS3 bamboo QSN4 While we call bamboo "wood," what botanical family does it belong to? ANS4 grass QSN5 Along with bamboo, what's the other monocot that's a major source of so-called "wood"? ANS5 palms