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canna

[ kan-uh ]

noun

  1. any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.


canna

/ ˈkænə /

noun

  1. any of various tropical plants constituting the genus Canna, having broad leaves and red or yellow showy flowers for which they are cultivated: family Cannaceae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of canna1

1655–65; < New Latin, Latin: reed; cane
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Word History and Origins

Origin of canna1

C17: from New Latin cane 1
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Example Sentences

“But, grannie, we canna leave you here alone,” remonstrated Jean with an anxious look.

I canna thole him, wi' his lang-nebbit words, explainin' an' expoundin' the gude Book as if it had jist come oot!

Sometimes I rest 'em in the teabox to keep 'em awa' frae the bairns, but I canna find 'em theer.

She'd see that Inchcawdy canna compeer wi' us; we've patronised her weel in Pettybaw!

Neither moon nor star, sir, and pit-mirk,”2 said I. “I canna see the bed.

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