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Princeton's WordNet

  1. achira, indian shot, arrowroot, Canna indica, Canna edulisnoun

    canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained

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  1. Canna indica

    Canna indica, commonly known as Indian shot, African arrowroot, edible canna, purple arrowroot, Sierra Leone arrowroot, is a plant species in the family Cannaceae. It is native to much of South America, Central America, the West Indies, and Mexico. It is also naturalized in the southeastern United States (Florida, Texas, Louisiana, and South Carolina), and much of Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. Canna indica (achira in Hispanic America, cana-da-índia in Brazil) has been a minor food crop cultivated by indigenous peoples of the Americas for thousands of years.

Wikidata

  1. Canna indica

    Canna indica L. is a species of the Canna genus, belonging to the family Cannaceae, a native of the Caribbean and tropical Americas that is also widely cultivated as a garden plant. It is a perennial growing to between 0.5 m and 2.5 m, depending on the variety. It is hardy to zone 10 and is frost tender. The flowers are hermaphrodite. Canna indica sps. can be used for the treatment of industrial waste waters through constructed wetlands. It is effective for the removal of high organic load, color and chlorinated organic compounds from paper mill wastewater.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of canna indica in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of canna indica in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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