hosta
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hosta
< New Latin (1797), after Nicolaus Thomas Host (1761–1834), Austrian botanist; see -a 2
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In a shaded area of the sprawling backyard, they planted more than 300 hosta varieties.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
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
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
As the birches grew up to create shady areas, the couple underplanted with painted ferns, hosta and ornamental grasses.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2017
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
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