calla

n.

1. A calla lily.
2. A marsh plant (Calla palustris) of the North Temperate Zone, having small, densely clustered, greenish flowers partly enclosed in a spreading white spathe. Also called water arum.

[New Latin Calla, genus name, from Greek kallaia, wattle of a cock, perhaps from kallos, beauty.]

IN BRIEF: n. - South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.

Tutor's tip: They settled in a beautiful spot, surrounded by "calla" (a plant, particularly the calla lily) lilies, then they ate the "cala" (picnic ham).

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Meaning #1: South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix
  Synonyms: calla lily, arum lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica

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Calla Lily	calla lillies
Calla Lilly	calla bulbs