calla lily

calla lily
noun
South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix
Hypernyms: ↑flower
Member Holonyms: ↑Zantedeschia, ↑genus Zantedeschia

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noun
see calla 2a

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calla lily,
1. = calla (def. 1a). (Cf.calla)
2. its blossom, formed of a white (or pink or yellow) leaf around a yellow spike.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • calla lily — noun a) A common name for certain flowering plants in the genus Zantedeschia; not related to either the genus Calla or the true lilies (Liliaceae) b) A flower of one of these plants …   Wiktionary

  • common calla-lily — etiopinė kalija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Aroninių šeimos dekoratyvinis nuodingas augalas (Zantedeschia aethiopica), paplitęs Afrikos pietuose. atitikmenys: lot. Zantedeschia aethiopica angl. arum lily; arum lily; calla lily;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Calla (disambiguation) — Calla can refer to:* Calla , a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae *The calla lily, genus Zantedeschia, a genus related to the above *Calla, a rock band from Texas via Brooklyn * Calla , a South Korean film *Calla Records, defunct… …   Wikipedia

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  • calla — /kal euh/, n. 1. Also called calla lily, 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. a related… …   Universalium

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