canna

  • 1canna — canna …

    Dictionnaire des rimes

  • 2Canna — (Canaigh) Ruine des Coroghan Castle (An Coroghon) am östlichen Ende von Canna Gewässer …

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  • 3canna — [ kana ] n. m. • kanna 1816; mot lat. ♦ Balisier. « Au bord des massifs bouffis de cannas et de marguerites » (Céline). ⊗ HOM. Khanat. ● canna nom masculin (latin canna, roseau, du grec kanna) Nom générique des balisiers. ● canna (homonymes) nom… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 4Canna — can refer to:*The island of Canna, Scotland *The town of Canna, Western Australia *The historical site of Cannae, in Puglia, Italy *Canna, a commune in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria, Italy* Canna , a genus of flowering plants*A computer… …

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  • 5Canna — Canna, italienisches Längenmaß im ehemaligen Kirchenstaat; Canna architectonica 10 Palmen oder 2,23 m; Canna mercantilica = 8 Palmen oder 1,99 m …

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  • 6canna — [kan′ə] n. [ModL < L: see CANE] any of a genus (Canna) of the canna family of broad leaved tropical plants, often grown for ornament because of the striking foliage and brilliant flowers adj. designating a family (Cannaceae) of… …

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  • 7Canna — Can na, n. [L., a reed. See {Cane}.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical plants, with large leaves and often with showy flowers. The Indian shot ({Canna Indica}) is found in gardens of the northern United States. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8Canna —    CANNA, an island of the Hebrides, forming part of the parish of Small Isles, in the district of Mull, county of Argyll; and containing 255 inhabitants. This island is about thirty miles distant from that of Eigg, and is computed to be four… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 9Canna — Can na, n. [It.] A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet. See {Cane}, 4. [1913 Webster] || …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10Canna [1] — Canna (lat.), 1) Schilf, Rohr; 2) (röm. Ant.), Fahrzeug aus Schilf od. Rohr; 3) eine Art Meßruthe = 10 Palmen; daher 4) (Canne), Längenmaß in Spanien, Frankreich u. Italien, so in Avignon, Marseille, Montpellier, jetzt von dem neuen französischen …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon