Meaning of CALLA
| Pronunciation: | | 'kalu, 'kalu
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- [n] water arum
- [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 |
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| | 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 |
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| | 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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