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miscanthus

/ˌmɪsˈkænθəs/

miscanthus noun: any of several perennial grasses, of genus Miscanthus, native to subtropical and tropical regions of Africa and southern Asia, varieties of which are cultivated as ornamental plants or are used in agriculture (as a source of biomass for the production of biofuel, as a livestock bedding material, and as a feedstock for bioplastics).

miscanthus: any of several perennial grasses, of genus Miscanthus, native to subtropical and tropical regions...
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Noun

miscanthus (plural miscanthuses)

  1. Any of several perennial grasses, of genus Miscanthus, native to subtropical and tropical regions of Africa and southern Asia, varieties of which are cultivated as ornamental plants or are used in agriculture (as a source of biomass for the production of biofuel, as a livestock bedding material, and as a feedstock for bioplastics).
    • On the four sides of the box are autumnal plants — asters, patrinias, crawfudias, miscanthuses, eupatoriiuns, platycodons, and chrysanthemums, among which butterflies hover.1930, Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, volumes 28-32, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, page 23
    • These miscanthuses are magnificent plants, great green mounds getting taller and taller through the summer and fall,[…].2006, James Raimes, Gardening at Ginger: My Seven-Year Obsession with Designing and Planting a Personal Landscape, page 33

Forms of miscanthus

pluralmiscanthuses

Origin of miscanthus

From translingual Miscanthus (“genus name”).

Questions about miscanthus

What does miscanthus mean?
Miscanthus means any of several perennial grasses, of genus Miscanthus, native to subtropical and tropical regions of Africa and southern Asia, varieties of which are cultivated as ornamental plants or are used in agriculture (as a source of biomass for the production of biofuel, as a livestock bedding material, and as a feedstock for bioplastics).
What part of speech is miscanthus?
Miscanthus is a noun.
How do you pronounce miscanthus?
Miscanthus is pronounced /ˌmɪsˈkænθəs/.
What is the plural of miscanthus?
The plural of miscanthus is miscanthuses.

Words near miscanthus in the dictionary

  1. miscanceled
  2. miscanceling
  3. miscancelled
  4. miscancelling
  5. miscancels
  6. miscanthus
  7. miscanthuses
  8. miscapitalisation
  9. miscapitalisations
  10. miscapitalise
  11. miscapitalised

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