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BLACK CALLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does black calla mean?
• BLACK CALLA (noun)
The noun BLACK CALLA has 1 sense:
1. ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe
Familiarity information: BLACK CALLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Arum palaestinum; black calla
Hypernyms ("black calla" is a kind of...):
aroid; arum (any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)
Holonyms ("black calla" is a member of...):
genus Arum (type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped leaves)
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