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Definition of Funka
1. Noun. Robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae.
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family
Member holonyms: Day Lily, Plantain Lily
Lexicographical Neighbors of Funka
Literary usage of Funka
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origin, Progress, and Conclusions of the Florida War: To which is by John Titcombe Sprague (1848)
"This band was assembled in December, in the hammock south of Fort Mitchell,
running towards the Sho-elota funka. As this hammock does not afford sufficient ..."
2. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1897)
"These fans, which are essential to the comfort of Europeans in India, arc called
funka/is, and the relays of perspiring coolies who pull them back and forth ..."
3. History of America Before Columbus: According to Documents and Approved Authors by Peter De Roo (1900)
"... sensibly remarks that the legend does not explain the name, unless that of
the officer or of the craft should have been " funka. ..."
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