hosta

[ hoh-stuh, hos-tuh ]

noun

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

hosta

/ ˈhɒstə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hosta¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hosta¹

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

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.

From Washington Post