Calla
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin calla, applied to the genus as early as 1737 by Carl Linnaeus, from a single mention in Pliny the Elder's Naturalis historia that some scholars read as calsa, but most read as calyx.
Proper noun
[edit]Calla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – the calla, native to the cool temperate regions of the northern hemisphere.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; "Angiospermae" - superclass; Magnoliopsida - class; Lilianae - superorder; Alismatales - order; Araceae - family; Calloideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Calla palustris - sole species
References
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Calla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Calla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Calla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Calla at USDA Plants database
