calla

[ kal-uh ]

/ ˈkæl ə /

noun

Also called calla lily, arum lily . any of several plants belonging to the genusZantedeschia, of the arum family, especially Z. aethiopica, having arrow-shaped leaves and a large white spathe enclosing a yellow spike.

a related plant, Calla palustris, of cold marshes of Europe and North America, having heart-shaped leaves.

Origin of calla

From New Latin (Linnaeus)

Words nearby calla

Calixtus III, calk, calker, calkin, call, calla, callable, Callaghan, call a halt, callais, call alarm

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Example sentences from the Web for calla

Calla lilies, with their trumpetlike shape, are considered a symbol of purity and rebirth.
Paris Fall Fashion Week 2012: A Finale at Yves Saint Laurent|Robin Givhan|March 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Calla palustris is a beautiful bog–plant, and I know nothing that produces a more pleasing effect over rich, soft, boggy ground.
The Wild Garden|William Robinson
Calla, muchacho, que dir la gente que yo te enseo hacer amigo?
The Gegence; A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua|Daniel G. Brinton
Good types of the order are the various aroids (Aroideæ), of which the calla (Richardia) is a very familiar cultivated example.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany|Douglas Houghton Campbell

Page 287: 'calla breakefast' corrected to 'call a breakefast', as 1587 online edition.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine|Raphaell Holinshed
From the calla the crystals were readily secured by this means in a comparatively pure state.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891|Various

British Dictionary definitions for calla

calla

/ (ˈkælə) /

noun

Also called: calla lily, arum lily any southern African plant of the aroid genus Zantedeschia, esp Z. aethiopica, which has a white funnel-shaped spathe enclosing a yellow spadix

an aroid plant, Calla palustris, that grows in wet places and has a white spathe enclosing a greenish spadix, and red berries

Word Origin for calla

C19: from New Latin, probably from Greek kalleia wattles on a cock, probably from kallos beauty

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	calla
释义	calla [ kal-uh ] / ˈkæl ə / noun Also called calla lily, arum lily . any of several plants belonging to the genusZantedeschia, of the arum family, especially Z. aethiopica, having arrow-shaped leaves and a large white spathe enclosing a yellow spike. a related plant, Calla palustris, of cold marshes of Europe and North America, having heart-shaped leaves. Origin of calla From New Latin (Linnaeus) Words nearby calla Calixtus III, calk, calker, calkin, call, calla, callable, Callaghan, call a halt, callais, call alarm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calla Calla lilies, with their trumpetlike shape, are considered a symbol of purity and rebirth. Paris Fall Fashion Week 2012: A Finale at Yves Saint Laurent\|Robin Givhan\|March 7, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Calla palustris is a beautiful bog–plant, and I know nothing that produces a more pleasing effect over rich, soft, boggy ground. The Wild Garden\|William Robinson Calla, muchacho, que dir la gente que yo te enseo hacer amigo? The Gegence; A Comedy Ballet in the Nahuatl-Spanish Dialect of Nicaragua\|Daniel G. Brinton Good types of the order are the various aroids (Aroideæ), of which the calla (Richardia) is a very familiar cultivated example. Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany\|Douglas Houghton Campbell Page 287: 'calla breakefast' corrected to 'call a breakefast', as 1587 online edition. Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine\|Raphaell Holinshed From the calla the crystals were readily secured by this means in a comparatively pure state. Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891\|Various British Dictionary definitions for calla calla / (ˈkælə) / noun Also called: calla lily, arum lily any southern African plant of the aroid genus Zantedeschia, esp Z. aethiopica, which has a white funnel-shaped spathe enclosing a yellow spadix an aroid plant, Calla palustris, that grows in wet places and has a white spathe enclosing a greenish spadix, and red berries Word Origin for calla C19: from New Latin, probably from Greek kalleia wattles on a cock, probably from kallos beauty Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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