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If you look at a bamboo tree, you will notice that it has many jointed parts consisting of the body part and the joint.
Does the bold part in the above sentence describe the fact that the stem of a bamboo has many jointed parts? If not, how should it be phrased?
If you look at a bamboo plant, you will notice that it has many jointed parts consisting of the body part and the joint.
I would say, "If you look at a bamboo tree, you will notice that it has many segmented parts."