Meaning of saka siri | Babel Free

Definitions

Achira, Indian shot, purple arrowroot; an edible canna (Canna indica).

uncountable

Examples

“A literature search was conducted regarding cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), potato (Solanum tuberosum), plantain (Musa paradisiaca), arracacha (Arracacia xanthorriza), yam (Dioscorea sp.), and saka siri (Canna edulis).”

“They had the most extensive flower garden in the entire town, putting any flowershop to shame, because Nuraeni grew even the achiote, together with the saka siri, both of which required a great deal of moisture in the soil. The coastal morning glory was left to creep up a bamboo pole that leaned against the kapok tree.”

“Xia (2002) investigated the remediation effects of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), saka siri (Canna indica), weeping willow (Salix babylonica), and tea (Camellia sinensis) on wastewater polluted by the esticide ^([sic]) malathion and found that the remediation efficiencies were: Eichhornia crassipes>Canna indica>Salix babylonica>Camellia sinensis”

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