canna

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkænə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kan′ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
can•na  (kan′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
  • Neo-Latin, Latin: reed; see cane
  • 1655–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
canna / ˈkænə/
  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
Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin cane1
'canna' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
can - canal - cane - cannelloni - cannoli - cannon - cannula - canyon - caramel - tous-les-mois

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