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calla Bot.|ˈkælə|
[mod.L. calla (C. Linnæus Hortus Cliffortianus (1737) 435).]
1. A monotypic genus of aquatic plants, native to northern Europe and eastern North America, and belonging to the family Araceæ.
1816Curtis's Bot. Mag. 1831 Marsh Calla... Linnæus applied that [sc. the name] of Calla, a name borrowed from Pliny. 1845A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. 364 C. Palustris. Northern Calla. 1866in Treas. Bot. 194. 1885 Outing (U.S.) Nov. 178/2 An interesting plant is the wild Calla, growing in cold, wet places. 1968R. Hay Gardening Year 174/2 Calla (bog arum)..bears white lily flowers in spring.
2. A popular name for some plants of the genera Zantedeschia (esp. Z. æthiopica) and Arum, both members of the family Araceæ.
1805Curtis's Bot. Mag. 832 Ethiopian Calla. 1870H. Macmillan Bible Teachings vii. 143 The beautiful calla or Ethiopian lily. 1883Harper's Mag. Mar. 606/2 Lilies, callas, and other water-plants. 1884E. P. Roe ibid. Feb. 444/1 The plants are semi-aquatic, like this calla lily. 1949L. H. Bailey Man. Cult. Plants (rev. ed.) 187 Arum, L. A dozen species now recognized..a few occasionally grown for curiosity, often under the name Calla. 1951Dict. Gardening (R. Hort. Soc.) IV. 2302/2 Zantedeschia... In gardens these plants are often known as Callas or Richardias. Calla is a different genus, typified by Calla palustris. |