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calla

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

calla: a marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having...
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Noun

calla (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).

Forms of calla

pluralcallas

Phrases with calla

Words that rhyme with calla

Questions about calla

What does calla mean?
Calla means a marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
What part of speech is calla?
Calla is a noun.
What is the plural of calla?
The plural of calla is callas.

Words near calla in the dictionary

  1. call-signs
  2. call-to-arms
  3. call-up
  4. call-ups
  5. call-with-current-continuation
  6. calla
  7. calla lilies
  8. calla lily
  9. Callabar
  10. callability
  11. callable

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