hosta

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  • Noun:
    robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae

Word Origin

hosta (n.)
1828, plant genus of the lily family, coined 1812 in Modern Latin for Austrian physician and botanist Nicolaus Thomas Host (1761-1834).

Example

1. Eminence meadows online gardening and hosta plant catalog .
2. Studies on shade tolerance of the hosta plants .
3. A new species of hosta from anhui .

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