hosta

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Definition of hosta in English English dictionary

Any of several herbaceous Asiatic plants of the genus Hosta: a plantain lily

Any of about 40 species of hardy herbaceous perennials, also called plantain lily, of the genus Hosta, in the lily family, native to eastern Asia. They prefer light shade but will grow under a variety of conditions. They are frequently grown for their conspicuous foliage, which may be light to dark green, yellow, blue, or variegated. The ribbed leaves grow in a cluster at the base, and stalks bearing clusters of tubular white or bluish-purple flowers emerge from the leaves

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

Any of several herbaceous Asiatic plants of the genus Hosta; the plantain lily

Hyphenation

hos·ta

Etymology

[ 'hO-st&, 'hä- ] (noun.) 1828. From Nicolaus Thomas Host, Austrian botanist