Hypertext Webster Gateway: "canna"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tous-les-mois \Tous`-les`-mois"\, n. [F., all the months, i.e.,
every month.]
A kind of starch with very large, oval, flattened grains,
often sold as arrowroot, and extensively used for
adulterating cocoa. It is made from the rootstocks of a
species of {Canna}, probably {C. edulis}, the tubers of which
are edible every month in the year.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Canna \Can"na\, n. [It.]
A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.
See {Cane}, 4.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Canna \Can"na\, n. [L., a reed. See {Cane}.] (Bot.)
A genus of tropical plants, with large leaves and often with
showy flowers. The Indian shot ({C. Indica}) is found in
gardens of the northern United States.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
canna
n : any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves
and clusters of large showy flowers
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