Channa vs Canna - What's the difference?

As a noun channa

is .

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(wikipedia canna) From (etyl) . (Canna)

(en noun)

Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.

* 2000 , (JG Ballard), Super-Cannes , Fourth Estate 2011, p. 7:

A palisade of Canary palms formed an honour guard along the verges, while beds of golden cannas flamed from the central reservation.

* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 18, author=Anne Raver, title=Is It Spring? Winter? What’s a Flower to Think?, work=New York Times citation

, passage=Still, some of Mr. Cooper’s tender salvias are wintering over, and he plans to leave a few clumps of cannas in the ground next fall. }}

(en-cont)

(Scotland, Jamaica) Contraction of can not; cannot.

* 1966 -- Star Trek: )

Scotty: I canna' change the laws of physics.

(etyl)

(en noun)
A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.
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