canasta vs basket rummy

canasta and basket rummy both are nouns.

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

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

canasta and basket rummy: 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 canasta include meld.

canasta (noun)	basket rummy (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