Definition of Canna indica

1. Noun. Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained.

Exact synonyms: Achira, Arrowroot, Canna Edulis, Indian Shot
Generic synonyms: Canna

Lexicographical Neighbors of Canna Indica

Canicula
Canidae
Canis
Canis Major
Canis Minor
Canis aureus
Canis dingo
Canis familiaris
Canis latrans
Canis lupus
Canis lupus tundrarum
Canis niger
Canis rufus
Canna edulis
Canna generalis
Canna indica
Cannabidaceae
Cannabis indica
Cannabis sativa
Cannaceae
Cannae
Cannaregio
Cannes
Cannizzaro
Cannizzaro's reaction
Cannon
Cannon's point
Cannon's ring
Cannon's theory
Cannon-Bard theory

Literary usage of Canna indica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1895)
"The well known canna indica has many varieties, but their general appearance exhibits on the lawn great solid leaves extending from the ground six or eight ..."

2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1848)
"Some Experiments on the Roots of the canna indica, with reference to their value ... Dr. Garnier has been in the habit of growing the canna indica in larger ..."

3. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1810)
"canna indica. J. Miller illustr. Redouté liliac. 201. ... canna indica. Botan, magaz. 454. Scarlet Indian Reed. Nat. of America. Cult. J, by Mr. Ph. Miller. ..."

4. The Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed by William Curtis (1799)
"2. ARUNDO indica latifolia. Bauh. Pin. 19. CANNA Indica flore rubro. ... The Canna indica, a native of both the Indies, is a plant greatly admired for the ..."

5. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed by John Sims (1819)
"CANNA indica, ß. lútea. Hort. Kew. ed. l**" v. 1. p. 1. 112. Dr. ROXBURGH, in his Flora Indica not yet published, asserts, ..."

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