Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 hotei-chiku · IPA 01 n. A small bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea) of Southeast China having slender culms flexuous when young. 1. A small bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea) of Southeast China having slender culms flexuous when young. Syn. fishpole bamboo, gosan-chiku, Phyllostachys aurea.