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(Encyclopedia)calla or calla lily: see arum. ...caladium
(Encyclopedia)caladium kəlāˈdēəm [key]: see arum. ...calamus
(Encyclopedia)calamus kălˈəməs [key]: see arum. ...flag, in botany
(Encyclopedia)flag, common name for several plants belonging to the families Iridaceae and Araceae. See iris; arum. ...Magnoliophyta
(Encyclopedia)Magnoliophyta măgˌnōlēŏfˈətə [key], division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and ro...rush
(Encyclopedia)rush, name for tall, grasslike plants of various families, many of which have hollow stems. The true rushes belong to the family Juncaceae, one of the oldest families of plants, closely related to the...Browse by Subject
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