calla

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: cal=la

CIDE DICTIONARY

calla, n. [Linnæus derived Calla fr. Gr. a cock's wattles but cf. L. calla, calsa, name of an unknown plant, and Gr. kalo`s beautiful.].

 A genus of plants, of the order Araceæ.  [1913 Webster]
" 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]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

calla, n.
1 (in full calla lily) = arum lily.
2 an aquatic plant, Calla palustris.

Etymology

mod.L