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

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