: any of several herbs (genus Zantedeschia) of the arum family
especially
: a house or greenhouse plant (Z. aethiopica) with a white showy spathe and yellow spadix
called also calla
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Actor Natasha Lyonne, Olympian Aly Raisman, writer Sloane Crosley, and designer Athena Calderone were among the guests sitting at tables adorned by slim arrangements of ivory calla lilies and family-style French fries.
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Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2024
Our florist Lex Hamilton arranged gothic black calla lilies and plummy hydrangeas to festoon the fireplace, and piled up stainless steel coupes loaded with shiny cherries beside flickering pillar candles.
—Katherine Ormerod, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2024
Her bouquet, designed by Stella Rose Floral, included white calla lilies surrounded by other textured, white, filler flowers.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
How to Propagate Calla Lily Like many plants that grow from rhizomes, calla lilies can be propagated by divisions.
—Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2024
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Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2024
Our florist Lex Hamilton arranged gothic black calla lilies and plummy hydrangeas to festoon the fireplace, and piled up stainless steel coupes loaded with shiny cherries beside flickering pillar candles.
—Katherine Ormerod, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2024
Her bouquet, designed by Stella Rose Floral, included white calla lilies surrounded by other textured, white, filler flowers.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
How to Propagate Calla Lily Like many plants that grow from rhizomes, calla lilies can be propagated by divisions.
—Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2024
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calla lily
noun
cal·la lily
ˈkal-ə- 
: a plant often grown for its large white bract surrounding a fleshy spike of small yellow flowers
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