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Definition of Indian shot
1. Noun. Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indian Shot
Literary usage of Indian shot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Early Settlement of the Juniata Valley: Embracing an Account by Uriah James Jones (1856)
"EARLY SETTLEMENT OF SCOTCH VALLEY—THE MOORE FAMILY—MASSACRE OF WILLIAM MOORE—INDIAN
SHOT BY A BOY, ETC. THE Moore family, whose name is identified with ..."
2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The great interest possessed by the cannas is due to their effectiveness as
decorative plants. Since beauty of form and stateliness of habit indian shot ..."
3. Chambers' Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1874)
"indian shot (Canna Indica), a plant common in almost all tropical countries ; a
herbaceous perennial, with a creeping root-stock (rhizome), ..."
4. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"indian shot, or Indian Reed. Stems 3 to 6 feet high. Leaves large, oval-lance-shaped.
Flowers large, light yellow and carmine-red. ..."
5. Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1876)
"indian shot. ") ' r 7 If THESE stately plants are much employed in ornamental
planting, being both elegant in growth and beautiful in flower. ..."
6. Seventy-five Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1870)
"indian shot. THESE stately plants are much employed in ornamental planting, being
both elegant in growth and beautiful in flower. The species formerly grown ..."
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