Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miscanthus

/ˌmɪsˈkænθəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: mis-cant-hus
IPA: /ˌmɪsˈkænθəs/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

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).

Example Sentences

"On the four sides of the box are autumnal plants — asters, patrinias, crawfudias, miscanthuses, eupatoriiuns, platycodons, and chrysanthemums, among which butterflies hover."
"These miscanthuses are magnificent plants, great green mounds getting taller and taller through the summer and fall,[…]."
"Two species, switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) and giant miscanthus (Miscanthus × giganteus), are of interest as dedicated energy crops as both have great biomass production potential."

Etymology

From translingual Miscanthus (“genus name”).

Word Breakdown

Root: Miscanthus

Inflected Forms

miscanthuses (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce miscanthus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɪsˈkænθəs/.
What does miscanthus mean?: 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).
Where does miscanthus come from?: From translingual Miscanthus (“genus name”).

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