It is one of the common names for the Canna indica plant. See achira, birís.
BIRÍ In zapotec means ant. In the Bible it is recordedBET-BIRÍ, a city in the Negeb area that belonged to Judah, but assigned to the sons of Simeon. ( 1Cr 4 : 24 , 31 . ) In Hebrew bet means house. and bet birí is the home of a creative one.