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miscanthuses

miscanthuses is the plural of miscanthus.

Meaning of miscanthus

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

Questions about miscanthuses

What is miscanthuses the plural of?
Miscanthuses is the plural of miscanthus.

Words near miscanthuses in the dictionary

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

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