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n. - South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.

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  • Your white calla is one of these, and the rich golden-club; and sweet flag – which many people call
  • Monogram choices include adding wedding flowers such as calla lilies, roses, orchids, tulips and bouquets.
  • It is a relation to the calla-lily, but is larger.
  • A curve of calla lilies cantilevers out of the top.
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  • They settled in a beautiful spot, surrounded by "calla" (a plant, particularly the calla lily) lilies, then they ate the "cala" (picnic ham).
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