switch cane vs bamboo

switch cane and bamboo both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
switch cane	Yes	No	No	No
bamboo	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bamboo is a hypernym of switch cane; that is, bamboo is a word with a broader meaning than switch cane:

switch cane: small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States
bamboo: woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture

switch cane (noun)	bamboo (noun)
small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States	woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture
	the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles