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calla

/ˈkælə/

Meanings
noun

Lirio de agua

A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.

Examples :

"The edge of the pond was decorated with lush green calla, their white spathes adding a touch of elegance to the otherwise wild landscape. "
El borde del estanque estaba decorado con exuberantes lirios de agua verdes, sus espádices blancos agregando un toque de elegancia al paisaje salvaje.
plant nature biology environment

Related Words

Illustration flowers

flowers noun

/ˈflaʊ.əz/ /ˈflaʊ.ɚz/

Flores

"The garden was full of flowers, attracting bees and butterflies with their bright colors and sweet smell. "

El jardín estaba lleno de flores, atrayendo a las abejas y mariposas con sus colores brillantes y su dulce aroma.

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

Abuela

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Mi abuela me enseñó a hornear galletas cuando era niño.

Illustration spathes

spathes noun

/speɪðz/ /spæθs/

Espata

"The florist carefully arranged the anthuriums, highlighting the contrast between the bright red spadix and the glossy green spathes that surrounded them. "

El florista dispuso cuidadosamente los anturios, destacando el contraste entre la espádice rojo brillante y las espatas verdes brillantes que los rodeaban.

Illustration northern

northern noun

/ˈnɔːðn̩/ /ˈnɔɹðɚn/

Habitante del norte

"The northern from the small town often visited their relatives in the nearby mountains. "

Los habitantes del norte del pequeño pueblo a menudo visitaban a sus parientes en las montañas cercanas.

Illustration native

native noun

/ˈneɪtɪv/ /ˈneɪtəv/

Nativo

"The native student explained the customs of her home village to the class. "

La estudiante nativa explicó las costumbres de su aldea natal a la clase.

Illustration hemisphere

hemisphere noun

/ˈhɛmɪsfɪə/ /ˈhɛmɪsfɪəɹ/

Hemisferio

"During astronomy class, we learned about the different constellations in the northern hemisphere. "

Durante la clase de astronomía, aprendimos sobre las diferentes constelaciones en el hemisferio norte.

Illustration elegance

elegance noun

/ˈɛl.ɪ.ɡəns/

Elegancia, gracia

"The bride was elegance personified."

La novia era la elegancia personificada.

Illustration throughout

throughout adverb

/θɹuˈʌʊt/ [θɹuːˈʷaʊt]

Por completo, a través de

"The teacher explained the lesson thoroughly throughout the entire class period. "

El profesor explicó la lección a fondo durante todo el período de clase.

Illustration landscape

landscape noun

/ˈlandskeɪp/

Paisaje, panorama

"From the classroom window, the entire landscape of the valley unfolded before us. "

Desde la ventana del aula, todo el paisaje del valle se desplegó ante nosotros.

Illustration otherwise

otherwise adjective

/ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/

De lo contrario, diferente

"He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise."

Dijo que no lo hizo, pero la evidencia era de lo contrario.

Illustration decorated

decorated verb

/ˈdɛkəɹeɪtɪd/

Decorar, adornar

"We decorated the Christmas tree with tinsel and baubles."

Decoramos el árbol de Navidad con oropel y adornos.

Illustration beautiful

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

Bella

"Hey, beautiful!"

¡Hola, bella!