achira

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noun

A canna lily (Canna indica, syn. Canna edulis), similar to arrowroot, the seeds of which yield a purple dye.

Similar
indian shotarrowrootCanna indicaCanna edulis
OriginQuechua achira →
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Meanings

nounachira (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA canna lily (Canna indica, syn. Canna edulis), similar to arrowroot, the seeds of which yield a purple dye.
  2. uncountableThe edible rhizome of this plant.

    In much of this area achira is a market vegetable, but only in Peru and southern Ecuador is it a substantial crop.

    1989, Lost Crops of the Incas, page 27

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
indian shotarrowrootCanna indicaCanna edulis
Broader
canna
Also see
arrowrootindian shot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Quechuaachira
  2. Englishachira

From Quechua achira.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ChiaraArachiachari
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APA

achira. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achira

MLA

“achira.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achira. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “achira,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achira.

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