calla

calla Definition

calla (kal′ə)

noun

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
the wild calla (Calla palustris), a bog plant of the arum family, having greenish-white spathes and bearing bright-red berries

Etymology: ModL < L calla, calsa, a plant (of uncert. kind): so named by Carolus Linnaeus

calla Usage Examples

Converse of object

have: Maybe you could have red callas ( that picture is gorgeous!

Adjective modifier

wild: But in contrast to skunk cabbage, you can easily pull a wild calla out of the soil.

Modifies a noun

lily: I asked for three calla lilies tied with a white ribbon.
bulb: Pacific Callas Suppliers of premium quality calla lily bulbs from the world's best calla lily growers.
grower: Pacific Callas Suppliers of premium quality calla lily bulbs from the world's best calla lily growers.

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