Definitions for: Calla

[n] water arum
[n] South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix

Webster (1913) 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.

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

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