calla

2 definitions found

calla - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Calla \Cal"la\ (k[a^]l"l[.a]), n. [Linn[ae]us derived Calla fr.
     Gr. ??????? a cock's wattles but cf. L. calla, calsa, name of
     an unknown plant, and Gr. kalo`s beautiful.] (Bot.)
     A genus of plants, of the order Arace[ae].
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The common Calla of cultivation is Richardia Africana
           , belonging to another genus of the same
           order. Its large spathe is pure white, surrounding a
           fleshy spike, which is covered with minute apetalous
           flowers.
           [1913 Webster]

calla - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  calla
      n 1: South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure
           white spathe and yellow spadix [syn: calla lily, calla,
           arum lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica]
      2: water arum [syn: Calla, genus Calla]