Canna
[kænә]
Definition
(noun.) any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers.
Checked by Alden--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet. See Cane, 4.
(n.) 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.
Editor: Maureen
Definition
n. a genus of reed-like plants—Indian shot: the upright stem of a candlestick &c.: the tube by which the wine was taken from the chalice.
n. cotton-grass.
Inputed by Jon
Examples
- I canna be expecten to 't. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I canna coom in wi' 'em. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I simply canna coom in. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Sir, yo know weel,' said Stephen expressively, 'that if I canna get work wi' yo, I canna get it elsewheer. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I canna' tak' it on mysel' to say that she was other than a stranger to me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I'm blaspheming all the time in my mind, wi' thinking angrily on what canna be helped. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- An' I canna think the fawt is aw wi' us. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I canna do that, young lady,' she answered, turning her head aside. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Do it gently, man, but do it quick, for we canna leave him here long. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
Typist: Marion