From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Calla \Cal"la\ (k[a^]l"l[.a]), n. [Linn[ae]us derived Calla fr.
Gr. ??????? a cock's wattles but cf. L. calla, calsa, name of
an unknown plant, and Gr. kalo`s beautiful.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants, of the order {Arace[ae]}.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The common {Calla} of cultivation is {Richardia
Africana}, belonging to another genus of the same
order. Its large spathe is pure white, surrounding a
fleshy spike, which is covered with minute apetalous
flowers.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calla
n 1: South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure
white spathe and yellow spadix [syn: {calla lily}, {calla},
{arum lily}, {Zantedeschia aethiopica}]
2: water arum [syn: {Calla}, {genus Calla}]
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