achira

noun

achi·​ra

ə-ˈchir-ə

plural -s

: a canna (Canna edulis) with rootstocks bearing edible tubers from which an arrowroot is made

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Quechua

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

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