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ALL meanings of calla

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  • noun calla any southern African plant of the aroid genus Zantedeschia, esp Z. aethiopica, which has a white funnel-shaped spathe enclosing a yellow spadix 3
  • noun calla an aroid plant, Calla palustris, that grows in wet places and has a white spathe enclosing a greenish spadix, and red berries 3
  • noun calla any of several plants (genus Zantedeschia) of the arum family, with a conspicuous white, yellow, or pink spathe surrounding a club-shaped, yellow spadix; specif., a plant (Z. aethiopica), having a large, showy, white spathe enclosing a yellow spadix 3
  • noun calla the wild calla (Calla palustris), a bog plant of the arum family, having greenish-white spathes and bearing bright-red berries 3
  • noun calla (botany) A South African marsh plant, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe. 1
  • noun calla Also called calla lily, arum lily. any of several plants belonging to the genus Zantedeschia, of the arum family, especially Z. aethiopica, having arrow-shaped leaves and a large white spathe enclosing a yellow spike. 1
  • noun calla a related plant, Calla palustris, of cold marshes of Europe and North America, having heart-shaped leaves. 1
  • noun calla flower: lily 1
  • noun calla A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe. 0
  • noun calla The calla lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica. 0
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