canna

[ kan-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

canna

/ ˈkænə /

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

Origin of canna¹

1655–65; < New Latin, Latin: reed; cane

Origin of canna¹

C17: from New Latin cane ¹

“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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