pink calla
- noun
:
cala rosa
- The florist arranged white roses and a single pink calla in the bouquet.
Examples
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She planted a pink calla in the corner of her garden for a splash of color.
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I bought a pink calla from the florist.
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In spring, the pink calla blooms beautifully beside the pond.
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The garden was filled with beautiful pink calla lilies.
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In spring, the pink calla blooms beautifully beside the pond.
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She planted a pink calla in the corner of her garden for a splash of color.
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The florist arranged white roses and a single pink calla in the bouquet.
Synonyms
A pink calla lily that people grow for its pretty flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun combination: 'pink' (a color) modifies 'calla' (the plant), so the meaning 'a calla lily that is pink' is directly and transparently derived from the constituents. The color + noun pattern is common and cross-linguistically obvious, so a B1 learner knowing both words will understand the phrase.
Etymology
Pink calla is a simple name for a calla lily that is pink. The word calla may come from an old word meaning 'beauty', so pink + calla gives the image of a pretty pink flower often grown or used in bouquets and gardens.
