megass

or me·gasse

[ muh-gas, -gahs ]

/ məˈgæs, -ˈgɑs /

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noun

bagasse.

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Origin of megass

First recorded in 1840–50; unexplained variant

Words nearby megass

megaspore, megaspore mother cell, megasporocyte, megasporogenesis, megasporophyll, megass, megastar, megastructure, megathere, megatherium, megatherm

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How to use megass in a sentence

Others, chiefly the old men and women, were tearing the megass apart, and strewing it on the ground to dry.
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Fresh megass is at present better suited for fattening animals than for fuel under the sugar pans.
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British Dictionary definitions for megass

megass

megasse

/ (məˈɡæs) /

noun

another name for bagasse (def. 2)

Word Origin for megass

C19: of obscure origin

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