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| 1. | Also called calla lily, arum lily. any of several plants belonging to the genus Zantedeschia, of the arum family, esp. Z. aethiopica, having arrow-shaped leaves and a large white spathe enclosing a yellow spike. |
| 2. | a related plant, Calla palustris, of cold marshes of Europe and North America, having heart-shaped leaves. |
| calla lily n. 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. |