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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of several southern African plants of the genus Zantedeschia, widely cultivated as ornamentals and cut flowers for their showy white, yellow, pink, or purple spathes.

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  • noun A common name for certain flowering plants in the genus Zantedeschia; not related to either the genus Calla or the true lilies (Liliaceae)
  • noun A flower of one of these plants.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix

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