kans

¹

[ kahns ]

noun

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

Kans.

²

abbreviation for

1. Kansas.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kans¹

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

Example Sentences

They are watered and created, as it were, by the various branches of the Kans river.

From Project Gutenberg

Two of the Kans chiefs have said they will pursue the voyage with me agreeably to my orders.

From Project Gutenberg

The destructive kans grass has proved as great a pest here as elsewhere in Bundelkhand.

From Project Gutenberg

One day an immense flight of swallows came and settled on Kans rice-field.

From Project Gutenberg

Appointed to-morrow for the interview with the Kans and Osage.

From Project Gutenberg