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Definition of Calla lily

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

Definition of Calla lily

1. Noun. A common name for certain flowering plants in the genus Zantedeschia; not related to either the genus ''Calla'' or the true lilies (Liliaceae) ¹

2. Noun. A flower of one of these plants. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calla Lily

Literary usage of Calla lily

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept, Southern Pacific Company (1912)
"calla lily herself came to the door in answer to his knock. ... calla lily smiled palely when it was done, though she did not lift her eyes to her guest's ..."

2. Through the Year with Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau, Herbert Wendell Gleason (1917)
"... some even in swamps, — upholding their rich, striped, red, drooping sacks. Journal, VIH, 365. WILD calla lily (CALLA PALUSTRIS) JUNE 7, 1857. ..."

3. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1914)
"... The Spadix of a calla lily From this direct color photograph it will be seen that the central stalk within the lily, called the spadix, ..."

4. Seat Work and Industrial Occupations: A Practical Course for Primary Grades by Mary Louise Gilman, Elizabeth Baillie Williams (1905)
"... TO MAKE A calla lily Make and fold a square of white paper as for scissors holder. (See Fig. 20.) Do not paste. ..."

5. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"calla lily. Perennial herbs with many long-petioled leaves from a thick rhizome: ... Common calla lily—Richardia Africana (XX). Left-hand specimen shows the ..."

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