calla lily

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Definition of calla lily in English English dictionary

A common name for certain flowering plants in the genus Zantedeschia; not related to either the genus Calla or the true lilies (Liliaceae)

A flower of one of these plants

Any of several chiefly southern African plants of the genus Zantedeschia, widely cultivated as ornamentals and cut flowers for their showy white, yellow, pink, or purple spathes

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

zantedeschia

Related Terms

The calla lily

arum lily

Hyphenation

cal·la li·ly

Turkish pronunciation

kälı lîli

Pronunciation

/ˈkalə ˈləlē/ /ˈkælə ˈlɪliː/