A tropical flowering plant with large, heart-shaped leaves and elegant white or colored spadix flowers, often used in bouquets.
From Greek 'kalle' meaning 'beauty.' The calla lily is native to Africa but was named by Greek botanists who admired its elegant form.
Calla lilies aren't actually lilies at all—they're in a completely different plant family, but they got the name because Victorian florists thought they were beautiful enough to deserve it!
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