ˌzantəˈdeskēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Giovanni Zantedeschi died 1846 Italian botanist + New Latin -ia
: a small genus of southern or tropical African aroids with basal long-stalked often hastate leaves, very showy spathes usually mistaken for a corolla, and a stout central spadix — see calla 2, yellow calla