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hosta
[ hoh-stuh, hos-tuh ]
noun
- any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
hosta
/ ˈhɒstə /
noun
- any plant of the liliaceous genus Hosta, of China and Japan: cultivated esp for their ornamental foliage
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hosta1
C19: New Latin, named after N. T. Host (1761–1834), Austrian physician
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Example Sentences
These studies of color and form verge on the abstract but include recognizable features such as beads of water on a hosta leaf.
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