wild calla
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wild calla
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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In shallow pools and wet places the white arrow-head is plentiful; and the whiter wild calla, really handsomer than its majestic relative the cultivated calla, and the brilliant cardinal-flower gleam out beside the water-courses.
From Harper's Young People, July 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
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