hosta

American  

[hoh-stuh, hos-tuh] / ˈhoʊ stə, ˈhɒs tə /

noun

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

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hosta British  

/ ˈhɒstə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hosta

< New Latin (1797), after Nicolaus Thomas Host (1761–1834), Austrian botanist; see -a ²

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hosta

These studies of color and form verge on the abstract but include recognizable features such as beads of water on a hosta leaf.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2021

I also saw some hosta leaves sprouting, and they are destined to get zapped by forthcoming freezes.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2021

A multistemmed Stewartia pseudocamellia centers a bed of hellebores, hosta and Japanese forest grass.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2017

Now hellebores, carex, deer ferns, autumn ferns, hosta, blue fescue, bergenia and Scotch moss grow happily in the dappled shade.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2016

In years past, deer have eaten every hosta and tulip in sight, wild turkeys have chased homeowners off their lawns, bears have ripped apart bird feeders like tin cans.

From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2015