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Definition of Hosta
1. Noun. Robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae.
Exact synonyms: Funka, Genus Funka, Genus Hosta
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family
Member holonyms: Day Lily, Plantain Lily
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family
Member holonyms: Day Lily, Plantain Lily
Definition of Hosta
1. Noun. Any of several herbaceous Asiatic plants of the genus ''Hosta'': a plantain lily. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hosta
1. a plantain lily [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hosta
Literary usage of Hosta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ayer's American Almanacby Ayer, J.C. & co., Lowell, Mass by Ayer, J.C. & co., Lowell, Mass (1888)
"... och hosta. Deraf foljer äfven nödvändigheten af en snabb och kraftig be- ...
En hosta utvecklade sig hastigt ..."
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