"calla" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: callas [plural]
Rhymes: -ælə Head templates: {{en-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. Translations (Calla palustris): calla [masculine] (French), calla des marais [masculine] (French), anguine [feminine] (French), sárkánygyökér (Hungarian), vehka (Ingrian), soovehka (Ingrian), czermień błotna [feminine] (Polish), cala [feminine] (Portuguese), белокры́льник (belokrýlʹnik) [feminine] (Russian), ка́лла (kálla) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-calla-en-noun-oVxM8uqn Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hungarian translations, Flowers, Water plants Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Flowers: 60 40 Disambiguation of Water plants: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'Calla palustris': 81 19
  2. A calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica).
    Sense id: en-calla-en-noun-PtAbm86w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 10 entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Arum family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 17 1 5 11 19 3 5 1 8 9 19 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Arum family plants: 41 59

Inflected forms

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