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Cannaceae

Cannaceae

9.9
A group of tropical plants with large leaves and bright, colorful flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Cannaceae
  • The brightly colored flowers in the garden belong to the Cannaceae family.

Examples

  • Many ornamental plants used in landscaping are members of the Cannaceae.

  • Botanists have studied the evolution and distribution of Cannaceae across tropical regions.

  • The Cannaceae family includes many beautiful tropical plants.

  • Have you seen the Cannaceae plants in the botanical garden?

  • The brightly colored flowers in the garden belong to the Cannaceae family.

  • Many ornamental plants used in landscaping are members of the Cannaceae.

  • Have you seen the Cannaceae plants in the botanical garden?

Synonyms

family Cannaceae
vsCannaceae
  • Specialized
9.2

A group of flowering plants like Canna with large leaves and bright flowers grown in gardens

is the formal scientific name for this same plant family

Compounds

family Cannaceae
  • Specialized
9.2

A group of flowering plants like Canna with large leaves and bright flowers grown in gardens

Surface Forms

Cannaceae singular
Cannaceae plural

Morphology

Cannaceae = canna (opaque) = canna + aceae

Formed from the genus name 'Canna' plus the specialized Latin botanical suffix '-aceae' meaning 'family', which is technical and not predictable to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Cannaceae comes from the plant name Canna, which originally meant 'reed' or 'cane' and is like the English word cane. The ending -aceae marks a plant 'family', so Cannaceae simply means the family of canna plants.