hosta

[ hoh-stuh, hos-tuh ]

/ ˈhoʊ stə, ˈhɒs tə /

noun

any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.

Nearby words

hospitium, hospodar, host, host computer, host-specific, hosta, hostage, hostel, hostel school, hosteler, hosteller

Origin of hosta

< New Latin (1797), after Nicolaus Thomas Host (1761–1834), Austrian botanist; see -a²

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British Dictionary definitions for hosta

hosta

/ (ˈhɒstə) /

noun

any plant of the liliaceous genus Hosta, of China and Japan: cultivated esp for their ornamental foliage

Word Origin for hosta

C19: New Latin, named after N. T. Host (1761–1834), Austrian physician

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