Calla

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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