genus canna

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   type and sole genus of the Cannaceae: perennial lily-like herbs of New World tropics

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofCannaceae

Questions about genus canna

What does genus canna mean?

genus canna means "type and sole genus of the Cannaceae: perennial lily-like herbs of New World tropics".

Is genus canna a common word?

genus canna is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.