calla

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noun

A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.

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calla lilyarum lilyZantedeschia aethiopica
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Meanings

nouncalla (plural callas)

plural callas

  1. A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
  2. A calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSouth African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix

Similar
calla lilyarum lilyZantedeschia aethiopica
Broader
flower
Also see
arum lilycalla lily

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French calla, calla des marais
  • callaCalla palustris
  • calla des maraisCalla palustris
  • anguineCalla palustris
Hungarian sárkánygyökér
  • sárkánygyökérCalla palustris
Polish czermień błotna
  • czermień błotnaCalla palustris
Portuguese cala
  • calaCalla palustris
Russian белокры́льник, ка́лла
  • белокры́льник (belokrýlʹnik)Calla palustris
  • ка́лла (kálla)Calla palustris

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with calla

allahgalaValhallaTallaghtallo-
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Cite this entry
APA

calla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calla

MLA

“calla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calla. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calla,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calla.

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