Associations to the word «Achira»

Wiktionary

ACHIRA, noun. Canna edulis, similar to arrowroot: the canna lily, the seeds of which yield a purple dye.
ACHIRA, noun. The edible rhizome of this plant.

Dictionary definition

ACHIRA, noun. Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats