basket rummy vs canasta

basket rummy and canasta both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
basket rummy	Yes	No	No	No
canasta	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, basket rummy and canasta are synonyms defined as:

basket rummy and canasta: a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank

Other synonyms of basket rummy include meld.

basket rummy (noun)	canasta (noun)
a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank	a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank