hosta
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hosta
< New Latin (1797), after Nicolaus Thomas Host (1761–1834), Austrian botanist; see -a 2
Example Sentences
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There’s a hosta for every garden, including dwarf forms that are perfect for container culture.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2023
He prints with leaves from trees that probably witnessed the Battle of Fredericksburg, and from a hosta plant in the back garden of the New Jersey house where Whitman lived his final years.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 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
Every few years, my girlfriend exiles another tray of green things — a peony, a coral bell, a hosta — to be pickled by road salt and trampled by passers-by.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2010
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