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单词 calla
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cal•la  (kalə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant BiologyAlso called calla lil′y, arum lily. any of several plants belonging to the genus Zantedeschia, of the arum family, esp. Z. aethiopica, having arrow-shaped leaves and a large white spathe enclosing a yellow spike.
  2. Plant Biologya related plant, Calla palustris, of cold marshes of Europe and North America, having heart-shaped leaves.
  • Neo-Latin (Linnaeus)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
calla /ˈkælə/ n

  1. 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
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin, probably from Greek kalleia wattles on a cock, probably from kallos beauty
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