CALLA

Calla, genus Calla

(noun) water arum

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

calla (plural callas)

A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.

The calla lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica.

Source: Wiktionary


Cal"la, n. Etym: [Linnæus derived Calla fr. Gr. calla, calsa, name of an unknown plant, and Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of plants, of the order Araceæ.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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