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calla
(calla)
Pronunciation:
/ˈkalə/
noun
either of two plants of the arum family:
(also
water calla
)
another term for
bog arum
(usually
calla lily
)
chiefly North American
another term for
arum lily
Origin:
early 19th century
: modern Latin
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