What is the difference between bamboo and other "woods"?

i know that bamboo is actually a tall grass, and decidious and coniferous trees are either hardwoods, or softwoods, but what are the differences in growing, and thier innter anatomy and phisology?

What is the difference between bamboo and other "woods"?
Bamboo roots spread out far from the plant near the top of the soil, and shoots from the roots become trees. Bamboo grows tall very fast and spreads aggressively. Of course, bamboo is hollow.
Reply:Bamboo is a monocot. This is very important to the vascular system of the plant. Considering it is a grass it also tells us that the meristematic regions of the plant are different from most other trees. Other trees have rings because the pro cambium (one of the meristematic regions) grows a new ring each year. Bamboo doesn't do this. Hence the reason that it is hollow and doesn't have rings. This is also a trait of it being a monocot. Try doing a internet search on monocots + meristem + bamboo. You might find some diagrams that will help. Monocot stands for monocotalydon. Don't confuse that with dicot or dicotalydon.