Originally: a plant of the family Araceae, esp. one belonging to the genus Calla or formerly included in it; also (in form Calla) the genus itself…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > arum lily (6) calla1601 Originally: a plant of the family Araceae, esp. one belonging to the genus Calla or formerly included in it; also (in form Calla) the genus itself… Richardia1831 A genus of the family Araceae comprising the arum or calla lilies, now included in the genus Zantedeschia (cf. Zantedeschia, n.); (also richardia) a… Egyptian lily1847 the white arum, or trumpet lily, Zantedeschia æthiopica; = calla, n. (b). pig lily1848 the arum lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica, native to South Africa, the root of which is eaten by pigs. arum lily1856 (Richardia æthiopica) an arad with a pure white spathe and brilliant yellow spadix, a favourite ornamental flower in drawing-rooms. trumpet-lily1857 the white arum-lily (see arum, n. compounds 1); also some species of Lilium. |
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