canna

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈkænə/

Noun

canna (plural cannas)

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.

Verb

1. (Scotland, Jamaica) Contraction of can not; cannot.
   • 1966 -- Star Trek: The Naked Time (wikiquote)

     Scotty: I canna' change the laws of physics.

Noun

canna (plural cannas)

1. (historical) A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.

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