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water arum

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water arum

–noun
an aquatic arum plant, Calla palustris, of the North Temperate Zone, having heart-shaped leaves, tiny green flowers, and red berries.
Also called wild calla.


Origin:
1810–20, Americanism
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cal·la   (kāl'ə)   
n.  
  1. A calla lily.

  2. A marsh plant (Calla palustris) of the North Temperate Zone, having small, densely clustered, greenish flowers partly enclosed in a spreading white spathe. Also called water arum.


[New Latin Calla, genus name, from Greek kallaia, wattle of a cock, perhaps from kallos, beauty.]
water arum  
n.  See calla.
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