"hosta" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɒstə/ [UK], /ˈhoʊ stə/ [US], /ˈhɑs tə/ [US] Forms: hostas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒstə Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Hosta f, from Serbo-Croatian Host + translingual -a f. Named after Nicolaus Thomas Host, Croatian-Austrian botanist. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Hosta|g=f}} translingual Hosta f, {{affix|en|Host|-a|g2=f|lang1=sh|lang2=mul}} Serbo-Croatian Host + translingual -a f Head templates: {{en-noun}} hosta (plural hostas)
  1. Any of several herbaceous Asiatic plants of the genus Hosta. Wikipedia link: Nicolaus Thomas Host Categories (lifeform): Agavoideae subfamily plants Synonyms: giboshi, plantain lily
    Sense id: en-hosta-en-noun-1dXbTgK0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 13 26 1 1 1 4 21 25 2 0 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 26 1 1 1 5 21 26 1 0 1 1 1 1

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