can·na

[kan-uh]
noun
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.

Origin:
1655–65; < Neo-Latin, Latin: reed; see cane

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canna (ˈkænə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
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
 
[C17: from New Latin cane1]

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