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canna definition

canna (kan′ə)

noun

any of a genus (Canna) of the canna family of broad-leaved tropical plants, often grown for ornament because of the striking foliage and brilliant flowers

Etymology: ModL < L: see cane

adjective

designating a family (Cannaceae) of monocotyledonous plants (order Zingiberales)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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