Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "canna lily" tana nufin tsire-tsire masu furanni na wurare masu zafi na genus Canna, wanda asalinsa ne a Amurka kuma yana da manyan furanni masu launin furanni da kuma manyan ganye. Lily na canna sau da yawa ana girma a matsayin tsire-tsire na ado kuma yana shahara saboda furanni masu ban sha'awa da ganye. Itacen yana girma zuwa tsayin mita 1-2, kuma furanni yawanci ja, orange, rawaya, ko ruwan hoda.