ðə nˈeɪm kˈeɪnfoːɹə, "bˈæskɪt bˈɛɹɚ", ɹᵻfˈɜːz tə bˈoʊθ ðə flˈæʔn̩d pˈɛdʌŋkəl tˈɑːpt baɪ ˈeɪ "hˈɑːloʊd ˈeɪpɛks bˈɛɹɪŋ flˈaʊɚz" ænd tə ðə ɹˈɪtʃuːəl ˈɑːfɪs fɔːɹ ʌnmˈæɹid jˈʌŋ wˈɪmɪn ɪn ˈeɪntʃənt ɡɹˈiːs, æz bˈɛɹɚɹ əvə sˈeɪkɹɪd bˈæskɪt fˈʊl ʌv ˈɔfɚɹɪŋz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ pɹəsˈɛʃənz æt fˈɛstɪvəlz.
The name Canephora, "basket bearer", refers to both the flattened peduncle topped by a "hollowed apex bearing flowers" and to the ritual office for unmarried young women in ancient Greece, as bearer of a sacred basket full of offerings during processions at festivals.