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CANNA INDICA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
Synonyms:
achira; arrowroot; Canna edulis; Canna indica; indian shot
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Hypernyms ("Canna indica" is a kind of...):
canna (any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers)