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There are 17 eight-letter words beginning with CALA

CALABASH• calabash n. A tree (known as the calabash tree; Crescentia cujete) native to Central and South America, the West…
• calabash n. The bottle gourd (calabash vine, Lagenaria siceraria), believed to have originated in Africa, which…
• calabash n. A container made from the mature, dried shell of the fruit of one of the above plants; also, a similarly…
CALABAZA• calabaza n. A burr gherkin.
• Calabaza prop.n. A surname from Spanish.
• CALABAZA n. a variety of squash, also CALABASH.
CALADIUM• caladium n. Any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor.
• Caladium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – tuberous plants with colorful leaves, naive to the tropical…
• CALADIUM n. (Malay) any tropical plant of the genus Caladium, of the arum family, the plants of which are grown for their attractive foliage.
CALALOOS• CALALOO n. (Caribbean) a soup made with greens, onions and crabmeat, also CALALU, CALLALOO, CALLALOU.
CALAMARI• calamari n. Squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings.
• calamari n. Squid, the mollusk, in general.
• Calamari prop.n. A surname from Italian.
CALAMARS• calamars n. Plural of calamar.
• CALAMAR n. any of various species of squid, also CALAMARI, CALAMARY.
CALAMARY• calamary n. (Dated) A squid.
• CALAMARY n. any of various species of squid, also CALAMAR, CALAMARI.
CALAMATA• calamata n. A kalamata olive.
• calamata n. A type of currant from southern Greece.
• CALAMATA n. (Modern Greek) a black olive grown in Greece, also KALAMATA.
CALAMINE• calamine n. A pink form of zinc oxide formed as a byproduct of zinc sublimation, now used in skin lotions.
• calamine n. (Mineralogy) Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc.
• calamine v. (Transitive) To coat or treat with calamine.
CALAMINT• calamint n. Any species of aromatic garden herb of the genus Calamintha, now often included in Clinopodium.
• CALAMINT n. a genus of labiate aromatic plants allied to mint and thyme.
CALAMITE• calamite n. An extinct genus of treelike horsetails, Calamites.
• CALAMITE n. a reedlike plant of an extinct group related to the horsetails, found as fossils chiefly of Carboniferous age.
CALAMITY• calamity n. An event resulting in great loss.
• calamity n. The distress that results from some disaster.
• CALAMITY n. a grievous misfortune, a disaster.
CALANTHE• calanthe n. (Botany) Any plant of the genus Calanthe.
• CALANTHE n. (Greek) an orchid of the genus Calanthe, having tall spikes of long-lasting flowers.
CALASHES• calashes n. Plural of calash.
• CALASH n. (French) a light low-wheeled carriage with folding top, also CALECHE, CALESA.
CALATHEA• calathea n. (Botany) Any of the genus Calathea of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae.
• Calathea prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Marantaceae.
• CALATHEA n. a showy indoor plant.
CALATHOS• calathos n. A basket-like ornament in Ancient Greek architecture.
• CALATHOS n. (Greek) a vase-shaped Ancient Greek basket, carried on the head, also CALATHUS.
CALATHUS• calathus n. (Historical) A vase-shaped basket made from reeds or twigs, used in Ancient Greece.
• CALATHUS n. (Latin) a vase-shaped Ancient Greek basket, carried on the head, also CALATHOS.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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