A marsh plant (Calla palustris) of northern temperate regions, having small, densely clustered, greenish flowers partly enclosed in a spreading white spathe.
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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.
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The wild calla (Calla palustris), a bog plant of the arum family, having greenish-white spathes and bearing bright-red berries.
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(botany) A South African marsh plant, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
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A taxonomic genus within the familyAraceae — the calla, native to the cool temperate regions of the northern hemisphere.
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Origin of calla
New Latin Callagenus namefrom Greek kallaiawattle of a cockperhaps fromkallosbeauty
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Lilies are a more formal choice for summer weddings, and calla lilies with long stems, wrapped and tied with a long silk ribbon are elegant and formal.
Since their stems are fragile, make sure the calla lilies do not protrude too far over the top of the vase, as they have a tendency to droop.