CALLA

(Lat.), n. f. Ka2l(ka3l)'la3. From xdAAos, beauty. Of Linnaeus, a genus of aquatic araceous herbs of the tribe Callece. [B, 42; Engler (B, 2451.] C. aethiopiea. 1. Of Linnaeus, the Richard i a african a. 2. Of Gartner, the C. palustris. [Engler (B, 216).] C. aromatic a [Roxburgh]. The Homaloncma a rom at i cum. [B. 172.]-C. des marais (Fr.). The C. palustris. [B.] C. d'Ethiopie (Fr.). The Richard i a cethiopica (african a). [B, 19.] C. dracontiuin [Meyer]. The Monstera pertusa. [B, 216.] C. lily. The Richard i a african a. [B.] C. palnstris [Linnaeus]. Fr., chou-calle. Ger., Sumpf-Schlancjenkraut, Drachenschwanz. A species growing in swampy districts of central and northern Europe and of the western part of North America. The rhizome radix dracunculi aquatic i (seu palustris) has been used as a stimulating diaphoretic and contains an acrid volatile principle which is di ipated by cooking, the rhizome then becoming edible A, ape; A2, at; A3, ah; A4, all; Ch, chin; Ch2, loch (Scottish); [s. 30]