Canna

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkanÉ™/
• Rhymes: -ænÉ™

From Latin canna ("reed").

Full definition of canna

Noun

1. Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
• 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate 2011, p. 7:A palisade of Canary palms formed an honour guard along the verges, while beds of golden cannas flamed from the central reservation.
• 2007, January 18, Anne Raver, Is It Spring? Winter? What’s a Flower to Think?, Still, some of Mr. Cooper’s tender salvias are wintering over, and he plans to leave a few clumps of cannas in the ground next fall.

Pronunciation

Verb

1. (Scotland, Jamaica) Contraction of can not; cannot.
• 1966 -- Star Trek: The Naked Time ()Scotty: I canna' change the laws of physics.

Italian

Noun

1. A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.----