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Definition of "miscanthus" [miscanthus]

  • Any of several perennial grasses, of genus Miscanthus, native to subtropical and tropical regions of Africa and southern Asia, which is cultivated as an ornamental plant and is being used as a source of biomass for the production of biofuel. (noun)

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Use "miscanthus" in a sentence
  • "These will be next-generation biofuels made from high-energy grasses such as miscanthus and from agricultural wastes."
  • "As a result, OPG is starting to determine the costs and benefits of converting the coal plants to burn natural gas or biofuels, such as miscanthus grass, a giant grass that grows more than head-high."
  • "Agricultural sources include crops like canola, grasses such as miscanthus and residues such as straws, poultry litter and dairy and piggery effluent."