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Meaning of CALLA

Pronunciation:  'kalu, 'kalu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  water arum
  2. [n]  South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix
 
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 Synonyms: arum lily, calla lily, genus Calla, Zantedeschia aethiopica
 
 See Also: Araceae, arum family, Calla palustris, family Araceae, flower, genus Zantedeschia, golden calla, liliopsid genus, monocot genus, pink calla, water arum, wild calla, Zantedeschia, Zantedeschia rehmanii

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cal"la\, n. [Linn[ae]us derived Calla fr. Gr. ??????? a
cock's wattes but cf. L. calla, calsa, name of an unknown
plant, and Gr. ????? beautiful.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants, of the order {Arace[ae]}.
Note: The common {Calla} of cultivation is {Richardia
      Africana}, belonging to another genus of the same
      order. Its large spathe is pure white, surrounding a
      fleshy spike, which is covered with minute apetalous
      flowers.
 
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