Home › Words › A › achiraachiraachira means A canna lily (Canna indica, syn. Canna edulis), similar to arrowroot, the seeds of which yield a purple dye.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, achira ranks #16,749 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Quechua achira.nounA canna lily (Canna indica, syn. Canna edulis), similar to arrowroot, the seeds of which yield a purple dye.The edible rhizome of this plant.e.g.“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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ararao 66% match — arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) vs achira →araru 64% match — arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) vs achira →aliipoe 63% match — The plant Canna indica. vs achira →urucum 59% match — Achiote. vs achira →aramina 58% match — A plant of species Urena lobata. vs achira →arrowroot 57% match — Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long. vs achira →relbun 56% match — The roots of the plant Calceolaria arachnoidea, used for dyeing crimson. vs achira →colocasia 56% match — Taro; eddo. vs achira →