单词 | calla |
释义 | callan. 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. In later use usually: spec. (a) the bog arum, Calla palustris (more fully northern calla or wild calla); (b) (in non-specialist use) a plant of the genus Zantedeschia, esp. Z. elliottiana and Z. rehmannii.Valid publication of genus name: Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) II. 968.The genus Calla is now monotypic, represented by C. palustris, the more recent genus Zantedeschia having been split from Calla as formerly understood. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > other aquatic plants sea-purslane1548 frog-bit1578 heartwort1578 milkwort1578 water dragon1578 water-liverwort1578 water milfoil1578 water milfoil1578 water radish1578 arrowhead1597 saltwort1597 water archer1597 calla1601 water-rocket1605 sea rocket1611 water archer1617 water chickweed1633 water purslane1633 arsesmart1640 water hyssop1653 water thyme1655 water serpent1659 Myriophyllum1754 least water plantain1756 mud-weed1756 Thalia1756 water-leaf1756 marsh liverwort1760 bastard plantain1762 wool-weed1765 Ruppia1770 goat's foot1773 pipewort1776 blinking chickweed1777 mudwort1789 arrowleaf1805 water-target1814 water willow1814 felwort1816 water shield1817 mermaid weed1822 mud plantain1822 hydrilla1824 blinks1835 crystalwort1846 naiad1846 waterwort1846 arrow weed1848 willow-thorn1857 lattice leaf1866 marsh flower1866 bonnet1869 lattice plant1877 sea-ash1884 alligator weed1887 water parsley1891 water hyacinth1897 lirio1926 neverwet1927 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > arum lily calla1601 Richardia1831 Egyptian lily1847 pig lily1848 arum lily1856 trumpet-lily1857 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xxvii. viii. 278 Cala is of two sorts: the one like to Aron,..The second kind some call Anchusa. 1751 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. II. 596 There is no calyx, nor are there any petals..These characters sufficiently distinguish the Calla. 1816 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 43 1831 Marsh Calla... Linnæus applied that [sc. the name] of Calla, a name borrowed from Pliny. 1845 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. 364 C. Palustris. Northern Calla. 1869 C. L. Brace New West i. 18 The callas and exquisite water-flowers in the pools. 1884 E. P. Roe in Harper's Mag. Feb. 444/1 The plants are semi-aquatic, like this calla lily. 1885 Outing Nov. 178/2 An interesting plant is the wild Calla, growing in cold, wet places. 1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal 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. 1968 R. Hay Gardening Year 174/2 Calla (bog arum)..bears white lily flowers in spring. 2013 Daily Tel. 16 Sept. 1/2 (caption) Lily Cole, wearing a Grecian-style diaphanous gown, clutched a bouquet of black calla lilies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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