kans
[ kahns ]
noun
an Indian grass of the genus Saccharum, used in some areas for fodder, thatching, etc., and being in other areas a troublesome weed.
Origin of kans
11870–75; <Hindi kās<Sanskrit kāśa; compare Pali, Prakrit kāsa
Other definitions for Kans. (2 of 2)
Kans.
abbreviation
Kansas.
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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 CouesTwo 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 CouesThe destructive kans grass has proved as great a pest here as elsewhere in Bundelkhand.
One day an immense flight of swallows came and settled on kans rice-field.
Japanese Fairy Tales | Grace JamesAppointed to-morrow for the interview with the kans and Osage.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume II (of 3) | Elliott Coues
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