kans

[ kahns ]

/ kɑns /

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noun

an Indian grass of the genus Saccharum, used in some areas for fodder, thatching, etc., and being in other areas a troublesome weed.

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Origin of kans

1870–75; <Hindi kās<Sanskrit kāśa; compare Pali, Prakrit kāsa

Words nearby kans

Kannon, Kannur, Kano, kanone, Kanpur, kans, Kansa, Kansan, Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas City steak

Other definitions for kans (2 of 2)

Kans.

abbreviation

Kansas.

How to use kans in a sentence

They are watered and created, as it were, by the various branches of the Kans river.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume II (of 3)|Elliott Coues
Two of the Kans chiefs have said they will pursue the voyage with me agreeably to my orders.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume II (of 3)|Elliott Coues
The destructive kans grass has proved as great a pest here as elsewhere in Bundelkhand.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various
One day an immense flight of swallows came and settled on Kans rice-field.
Japanese Fairy Tales|Grace James

Appointed to-morrow for the interview with the Kans and Osage.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume II (of 3)|Elliott Coues